Path Traversal in Openmrs Htmlformentry
CVE-2020-24621
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- issues.openmrs.org/browse/HTML-730 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers (Third Party Advisory)
- www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-executi… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24621?
- CVE-2020-24621 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openmrs Htmlformentry, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24621?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.