Description
DHIS2 Core contains the service layer and Web API for DHIS2, an information system for data capture. Starting in the 2.36 branch and prior to versions 2.37.9.1, 2.38.3.1, and 2.39.1.2, using object model traversal in the payload of a PATCH request, authenticated users with write access to an object may be able to modify related objects that they should not have access to. DHIS2 implementers should upgrade to a supported version of DHIS2 to receive a patch: 2.37.9.1, 2.38.3.1, or 2.39.1.2. It is possible to work around this issue by blocking all PATCH requests on a reverse proxy, but this may cause some issues with the functionality of built-in applications using legacy PATCH requests.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/security/advisories/GHSA-pwvw-4m67-f4g2
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-releases/blob/master/releases/2.37/ReleaseNote-2.37.9.1.md
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-releases/blob/master/releases/2.38/ReleaseNote-2.38.3.1.md
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-releases/blob/master/releases/2.39/ReleaseNote-2.39.1.2.md
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0061
EPSS Percentile
44.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-284
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (1)
dhis2/dhis_2
2.36.0 - 2.37.9.1
Published
May 09, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026