CVE-2020-24621

HIGH

OpenMRS htmlformentry < 3.11.0 - Remote Code Execution via Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/HTML-730
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0315
EPSS Percentile 86.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
openmrs/htmlformentry < 3.11.0
Published Sep 25, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026