CVE-2020-24621
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2020 at 03:40 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHtml Form Entry
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.11.0
Affected range stops below 3.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencersx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-execution-openmrsCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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