CVE-2020-24621

moderate-risk
Published 2020-09-25

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the htmlformentry (aka HTML Form Entry) module before 3.11.0 for OpenMRS. By leveraging path traversal, a malicious Velocity Template Language file could be written to a directory. This file could then be accessed and executed.

Do I need to act?

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5.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Htmlformentry

Affected Vendors

Openmrs

References (10)

Patch https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178
Patch https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59
Vendor Advisory https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/HTML-730
Third Party Advisory https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers
Exploit https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-...
Patch https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178
Patch https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59
Vendor Advisory https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/HTML-730
Third Party Advisory https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers
Exploit https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-...
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal