PT-2020-15772 · Openmrs · Openmrs Htmlformentry Module

Adam Schaal + 7 · Published 2020-09-25 · Updated 2020-10-05 · CVE-2020-24621

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenMRS htmlformentry module versions prior to 3.11.0

Description A remote code execution issue was discovered, allowing a malicious Velocity Template Language file to be written to a directory through path traversal. This file could then be accessed and executed.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.11.0, update to version 3.11.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Velocity Template Language files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-24621

Affected Products

Openmrs Htmlformentry Module

References · 7

• 🔥 https://contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-execution-openmrs · Exploit
• https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178 · Patch
• https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24621 · Security Note
• https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/HTML-730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24621 · Vendor Advisory
• https://contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers · Note