CVE-2025-29789Public exploitNetwork attack vector

ZIP filename disclosure via traversable db parameter

Published Mar 25, 2025 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Path traversal in OpenEMR before 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to list ZIP files in arbitrary server directories. The interface/code_systems/list_staged.php endpoint uses the unvalidated db query parameter to select a directory and returns matching ZIP filenames. Exploitation requires high-privilege access and active interaction with Admin > Coding > External Data Loads; disclosed content is limited to filenames.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in OpenEMR before 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to list ZIP files in arbitrary server directories. The interface/code_systems/list_staged.php endpoint uses the unvalidated db query parameter to select a directory and returns matching ZIP filenames. Exploitation requires high-privilege access and active interaction with Admin > Coding > External Data Loads; disclosed content is limited to filenames.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-29789
Published
Mar 25, 2025
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
OpenEMR Foundation
Product
OpenEMR
Classifications
CWE-23, CWE-22, T1083
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 7.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

OpenEMR Foundation · OpenEMRversion=< 7.3.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.6GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-23Relative Path Traversal
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1083File and Directory Discovery

Public exploit references

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