CVE-2026-40506

OpenEMR Path Traversal Arbitrary Directory Deletion via standard_tables_manage.php

State
Published
Severity
7.0 High
Published
Aug 17, 2026
Updated
Oct 1, 2026
Reserved
Apr 13, 2026

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Description

OpenEMR before 8.2.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the standard_tables_manage.php interface where the db GET parameter is passed without validation to temp_dir_cleanup(), which joins the value to the PHP temporary directory path and recursively deletes the resulting directory. Attackers can supply a traversal sequence in the db parameter to resolve outside the intended temporary directory, and by chaining this with an open redirect in dicom_frame.php, an unauthenticated attacker can deliver a crafted URL that triggers arbitrary recursive directory deletion within an authenticated Superuser's session.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.07.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NVulnCheck
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HVulnCheck

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openemropenemr
  • before 8.2.0Affected

References

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