RCE in Open-Emr Openemr
CVE-2020-36243
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a Command Injection vulnerability in /interface/main/backup.php. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker can send a POST request that executes arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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: 0.641 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.641 · newest: 0.641 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Open-Emr Openemr — versions 5.0.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-put… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431 (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36243?
- CVE-2020-36243 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36243?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.