CVE-2017-12796
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Published: October 23, 2017 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenmrs
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The Reporting Compatibility Add On before 2.0.4 for OpenMRS, as distributed in OpenMRS Reference Application before 2.6.1, does not authenticate users when deserializing XML input into ReportSchema objects. The result is that remote unauthenticated users are able to execute operating system commands by crafting malicious XML payloads, as demonstrated by a single admin/reports/reportSchemaXml.form request.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.htmlx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502
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