Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenEMR 7.0.1 has a weakness in login brute-force protection. An attacker may repeatedly try username and password combinations without the expected account lockout or throttling. For organizations running OpenEMR, especially internet-facing healthcare systems, this raises the risk of account compromise through credential guessing.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority exposure review for any OpenEMR 7.0.1 system. The main business risk is unauthorized access from password guessing, which is especially sensitive in healthcare environments handling patient data.
Technical view
CVE-2023-54347 is a CWE-307 improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in OpenEMR 7.0.1. The CVSS v4.0 score is 8.7. Sources describe unauthenticated, network-accessible repeated login attempts bypassing rate-limit protections. The cited impact is primarily confidentiality through potential credential compromise.
Likely exposure
Most exposed organizations are those running OpenEMR 7.0.1 with a reachable login page, especially public internet deployments. Exposure depends on version, accessibility, and authentication controls around the OpenEMR instance.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference is cited, indicating exploit information is publicly available. The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided data, and no cited source confirms active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The source bundle identifies OpenEMR 7.0.1 only. No official patch version or vendor mitigation is named in the provided sources. Public exploit material is referenced, but active exploitation is not established by KEV or the cited sources.
Mitigation direction
- Check OpenEMR and advisory sources for fixed releases or official mitigation.
- Prioritize upgrade away from 7.0.1 if vendor guidance identifies a fixed version.
- Restrict public access to OpenEMR login pages where operationally possible.
- Use external throttling or access controls if available in your environment.
- Monitor authentication failures and investigate abnormal login patterns.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenEMR deployments and confirm whether version 7.0.1 is present.
- Identify which OpenEMR login pages are internet-accessible.
- Review authentication logs for high-volume failed login attempts.
- Check vendor and advisory pages for updated affected-version guidance.
- Confirm compensating controls limit repeated authentication attempts before OpenEMR.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.7 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.7HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-51413CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- Product ReferenceCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenEMR 7.0.1 Authentication Brute Force Mitigation BypassCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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