What is CVE-2018-16521?

CVE-2018-16521 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openmrs Html Form Entry, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-16521?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

XXE in Openmrs Html Form Entry

CVE-2018-16521

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0, as distributed in OpenMRS Reference Application 2.8.0.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openmrs Html_form_entry — versions 3.7.0
Openmrs Reference_application — versions 2.8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16521?: CVE-2018-16521 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openmrs Html Form Entry, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-16521?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.