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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431	Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:5.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-02-07 20:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08

NVD link : CVE-2020-36243

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36243

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36243

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Products Affected

open-emr

openemr

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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