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High
CVE-2020-24621
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the...
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the htmlformentry (aka HTML Form Entry) module before 3.11.0 for OpenMRS. By leveraging path traversal, a malicious Velocity Template Language file could be written to a directory. This file could then be accessed and executed.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178
- https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/HTML-730
- https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59
- https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers
- https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-execution-openmrs
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
htmlformentry
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 25th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.