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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-16795

OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 allows Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via library/ajax and interface/super, as demonstrated by use of interface/super/manage_site_files.php to upload a .php file.

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CVE-2018-16795
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1 Nov 2026, 04:48 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-16795

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Dec 2020, 03:15 UTC

OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 allows Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via library/ajax and interface/super, as demonstrated by use of interface/super/manage_site_files.php to upload a .php file.

osv:CVE-2018-16795
Complete source record
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  "id": "f8425dd6f1e335b224aa59e6fd84187948909d4e32d0e3f561da37dc6df90655",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16795",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-16795",
    "summary": "OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 allows Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via library/ajax and interface/super, as demonstrated by use of interface/super/manage_site_files.php to upload a .php file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-16795",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-16795",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2018-16795"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "913ca74fc5b0a7cf7775db21e421d5fdf6d815b8"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "913ca74fc5b0a7cf7775db21e421d5fdf6d815b8"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:5.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.0.1.3"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.0.1.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.0.1.3",
            "v5_0_1_3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-16795.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:22.219104216Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-security/10597",
        "https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/images/1/11/Openemr_insecurity.pdf"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-16795",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430624,
  "published_at": "2020-12-31T03:15:12.543+00:00"
}