# CVE-2017-16540: OpenEMR before 5.0.0 Patch 5 allows unauthenticated remote database copying because setup.php exposes functionality for cloning an existing

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

OpenEMR before 5.0.0 Patch 5 allows unauthenticated remote database copying because setup.php exposes functionality for cloning an existing OpenEMR site to an arbitrary attacker-controlled MySQL server via vectors involving a crafted state parameter.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101983
- http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
- https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/28/openemr-database-disclosure.html

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