Vulnerability in Openclinic Ga Project

CVE-2021-37364

OpenClinic GA 5.194.18 is affected by Insecure Permissions. By default the Authenticated Users group has the modify permission to openclinic folders/files. A low privilege account is able to rename mysqld.exe or tomcat8.exe files located in bin folders and replace with a malicious file that would connect back to an attacking computer giving system level privileges (nt authority\system) due to the service running as Local System. While a low privilege user is unable to restart the service through the application, a restart of the computer triggers the execution of the malicious file. The application also have unquoted service path issues.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37364?
CVE-2021-37364 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclinic Ga Project, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-37364?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.