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)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Openmrs Htmlformentry
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.