XSS in Openmrs Admin Ui Module

CVE-2020-36636

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenMRS Admin UI Module up to 1.4.x. Affected is the function sendErrorMessage of the file omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/adminui/page/controller/systemadmin/accounts/AccountPageController.java of the component Account Setup Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.5.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 702fbfdac7c4418f23bb5f6452482b4a88020061. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216918 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36636?
CVE-2020-36636 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openmrs Admin Ui Module, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-36636?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36636 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.