CVE-2023-54347

OpenEMR 7.0.1 contains an authentication brute force vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass rate limiting protections by sending repeated login attempts to the main login endpoint. Attackers can submit POST requests with authUser and clearPass parameters to systematically test username and password combinations without account lockout restrictions.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/archive/refs/tags/v7_0_1.tar.gz	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51413	Exploit VDB Entry
https://www.open-emr.org/	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-authentication-brute-force-mitigation-bypass	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 May 2026, 20:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Open-emr openemr Open-emr
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:7.0.1:::::::*
References	~~() https://github.com/openemr/openemr/archive/refs/tags/v7_0_1.tar.gz -~~	() https://github.com/openemr/openemr/archive/refs/tags/v7_0_1.tar.gz - Product
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51413 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51413 - Exploit, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://www.open-emr.org/ -~~	() https://www.open-emr.org/ - Product
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-authentication-brute-force-mitigation-bypass -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-authentication-brute-force-mitigation-bypass - Third Party Advisory

05 May 2026, 12:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-05 12:16

Updated : 2026-05-05 20:00

NVD link : CVE-2023-54347

Mitre link : CVE-2023-54347

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-54347

JSON object : View

Products Affected

open-emr

openemr

CWE

CWE-307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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