CVE-2020-36243
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 7, 2021 at 07:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenEMR
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 64%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerabilityx_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_PatchesCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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