High 8.8HealthcarePublished Feb 22, 2023

CVE-2023-22973A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via the formname parameter.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:00 UTC)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, higher than 78% of scored CVEs.

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A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via the formname parameter.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 1.81% (percentile 78)
Assigned by: mitre
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Mar 12, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

open-emr openemr open-emr:openemr	before 7.0.0	NVD

References

https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches#7.0.0_Patch_.2811.2F30.2F22.29patch, release-notes
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/openemr-remote-code-execution-in-your-healthcare-system/exploit, third-party-advisory

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