# CVE-2018-10573: interface/fax/fax\_dispatch.php in OpenEMR before 5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the scan

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR before 5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the scan parameter.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/699e3c2ef68545357cac714505df1419b8bf2051
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/issues/1518
- https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Features#Version_5.0.1
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1519
- https://csticsfrontline.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/openemr-%E5%BC%B1%E9%BB%9E%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90/

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