Critical Security Fix for OpenEMR setup.php
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Overview
- In November of 2017, there were 2 critical security vulnerabilities reported in OpenEMR before 5.0.0 Patch 5 .
- Details of the first vulnerability can be found here: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16540
- And details of the second vulnerability (it also does a nice job covering the first vulnerability): https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/11/29/openemr-flaw-medical-records-exposed/
Secure Your OpenEMR
- In order to protect yourself from this vulnerability:
- If using OpenEMR 5.0.0:
- Update to the most recent patch via following instructions: OpenEMR Patches
- Remove the setup.php file from the openemr web directory (if you need this file in the future, then can download it at setup.php).
- If using OpenEMR 4.2.2 or lower:
- Remove the setup.php file from the openemr web directory.
