CVE-2026-39931
HIGHOpenEMR Authenticated SQL Injection via backup.php Import Feature
Title source: cnaDescription
OpenEMR through 8.2.0 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the backup configuration import feature that allows administrators with admin or super ACL privileges to execute arbitrary DDL and DML statements against the application database by uploading a crafted SQL file at the form_step=202 parameter in backup.php. Attackers can exploit the unfiltered shell_exec invocation of the mysql command-line client to extract credential hashes, modify access control tables, inject backdoor accounts, create persistent triggers or stored procedures, and write arbitrary files to the filesystem where MySQL FILE privileges and permissive secure_file_priv settings are configured.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit technical-description
exploit
Researcher Disclosure
https://jivasecurity.com/writeups/openemr-backup-import-arbitrary-sql-cve-2026-39931
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-authenticated-sql-injection-via-backup-php-import-feature
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
25.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-434
Status
published
Products (1)
openemr/openemr
< 8.2.0
Published
Aug 03, 2026
Tracked Since
Aug 03, 2026