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CVE-2020-36243
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.0.2.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 7th, 2021
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.