CVE-2018-17179

CRITICAL

OpenEMR < 5.0.1.7 - SQL Injection via taskman.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2018-17179. PoCs published by CyberQuestor-infosec, including Metasploit module auxiliary/sqli/openemr/openemr_sqli_dump.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a Python-based exploit for CVE-2018-17179, an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in OpenEMR. The exploit leverages a flaw in the authentication mechanism of the `rest_routes.php` endpoint to execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenEMR before 5.0.1 Patch 7. There is SQL Injection in the make_task function in /interface/forms/eye_mag/php/taskman_functions.php via /interface/forms/eye_mag/taskman.php.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by CyberQuestor-infosec · poc
https://github.com/CyberQuestor-infosec/CVE-2018-17179-OpenEMR

This repository contains a Python-based exploit for CVE-2018-17179, an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in OpenEMR. The exploit leverages a flaw in the authentication mechanism of the `rest_routes.php` endpoint to execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OpenEMR 5.0.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid admin credentials · Access to the vulnerable `rest_routes.php` endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/sqli/openemr/openemr_sqli_dump.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in OpenEMR 5.0.1 Patch 6 and lower to dump the entire database contents (excluding log and task tables) into CSV files. It uses a blind SQLi technique with `updatexml` for data extraction.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OpenEMR <= 5.0.1 Patch 6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the OpenEMR web interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1195
EPSS Percentile 95.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
open-emr/openemr < 5.0.1.7
Published May 17, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026