What is CVE-2019-17179?

CVE-2019-17179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2019-17179?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-17179 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Open-Emr Openemr

CVE-2019-17179

4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.2.3, 4.1.2.6, 4.1.2.7, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 5.0.0, 5.0.0.5, 5.0.0.6, 5.0.1, 5.0.1.1, 5.0.1.2, 5.0.1.3, 5.0.1.4, 5.0.1.5, 5.0.1.6, 5.0.1.7, 5.0.2, fixed in version 5.0.2.1

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Open-emr Openemr
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17179?: CVE-2019-17179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-17179?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17179 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.