{"id":"CVE-2013-10044","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 SQL Injection Privilege Escalation and RCE","description":"An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 Patch 14 that allows a low-privileged attacker to extract administrator credentials and subsequently escalate privileges. Once elevated, the attacker can exploit an unrestricted file upload flaw to achieve remote code execution, resulting in full compromise of the application and its host system.","publishedAt":"2025-08-01T20:46:45.592Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-15T11:14:12.110Z","severity":{"score":8.7,"label":"High","version":"4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","source":"VulnCheck"},"assigner":"VulnCheck","products":["OpenEMR Foundation OpenEMR"],"affected":[{"vendor":"OpenEMR Foundation","product":"OpenEMR","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"4.1.1 Patch 14","versionType":"custom"}],"modules":["interface/new/new_comprehensive_save.php","interface/super/manage_site_files.php"]}],"references":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/openemr_sqli_privesc_upload.rb","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28329","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28408","https://www.open-emr.org/","https://github.com/openemr/openemr","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-sqli-priv-esc-rce"],"weaknesses":["CWE-89","CWE-434"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:40:36.859Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2013/10xxx/CVE-2013-10044.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2013-10044","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-08-01T20:46:45.592Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-15T11:14:12.110Z","assignerShortName":"VulnCheck","assignerOrgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateReserved":"2025-07-31T20:55:45.980Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 SQL Injection Privilege Escalation and RCE","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 Patch 14 that allows a low-privileged attacker to extract administrator credentials and subsequently escalate privileges. Once elevated, the attacker can exploit an unrestricted file upload flaw to achieve remote code execution, resulting in full compromise of the application and its host system."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"OpenEMR Foundation","product":"OpenEMR","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"4.1.1 Patch 14","versionType":"custom"}],"modules":["interface/new/new_comprehensive_save.php","interface/super/manage_site_files.php"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/openemr_sqli_privesc_upload.rb","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28329","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28408","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.open-emr.org/","tags":["product"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openemr/openemr","tags":["product"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-sqli-priv-esc-rce","tags":["third-party-advisory"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":8.7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"NOT_DEFINED"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-89","description":"CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]},{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-434","description":"CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"VulnCheck","orgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateUpdated":"2026-05-15T11:14:12.110Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"cpeMatch":[{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"4.1.1","versionStartIncluding":"0","vulnerable":true}],"negate":false,"operator":"OR"}],"operator":"OR"}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","value":"xistence"}],"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-137","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-137 Parameter Injection"}]}],"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"x_generator":{"engine":"vulncheck"},"datePublic":"2013-09-17T00:00:00.000Z"},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","references":[{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/openemr_sqli_privesc_upload.rb","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28329","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28408","tags":["exploit"]}],"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-08-06T14:45:00.631090Z","id":"CVE-2013-10044","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"yes"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-08-06T14:45:03.937Z"}}]}}}