CVE-2017-12796

Published: Oct 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Openmrs: Openmrs

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openmrs Openmrs	Before 2.6.1

Related CWEs

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.

References (6)

https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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