8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-36243
OpenEMR Command Injection 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 1, 2021, 5:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36243 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Open-emr openemr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-36243.

URL 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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-36243 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36243 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431 No Types Assigned https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592 No Types Assigned https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592 Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches No Types Assigned https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:5.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-36243 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.21 }} -0.79%

score

0.95103

percentile

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