Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-37734

Open-Emr Openemr 7.0.2

Public PoC
Published
26 June 2024
Modified
01 May 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0080 53th percentile
Risk Priority 77 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-37734 is a critical-severity Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions (CWE-279) vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique File and Directory Permissions Modification (T1222); ranked in the top 47% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue in OpenEMR 7.0.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges viaa crafted POST request using the noteid parameter.

CWE(s)
CWE-279

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Impairment
Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions/attributes to evade access control lists (ACLs) and access protected files.
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T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

open-emr
openemr
7.0.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 2 hardening rules · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

Enforcing approved authorizations structurally stops the runtime assignment of permissions that violate user intent.

AC-6 Least Privilege good match

Requiring least privilege limits the permissions the executing code is allowed to assign.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Enforcing policy-defined permissions and least privilege directly prevents runtime permission mis-assignments.

PR.PS-01 partial match
prevents

Hardened configuration baselines and change control reduce the chance of incorrect permission settings during execution.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.18 Use of privileged utility programs partial match
mitigates

Restricting privileged utility programs reduces the chance that such tools will incorrectly alter object permissions.

A.8.2 Privileged access rights partial match
degrades

Privileged access rights management directly constrains the permissions a process may assign at runtime.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding practices can prevent the coding error that leads to incorrect permission assignment.

A.8.3 Information access restriction partial match
degrades

Information access restriction policies limit the permissions that executing code can grant or modify.

A.8.32 Change management none match
detects

Change-management procedures can catch permission-setting mistakes before they reach production.

References