CVE-2021-4289
CVE-2021-4289 — OpenMRS openmrs-module-referenceapplication User App Page UserAppPageController.java post cross site scripting
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenMRS openmrs-module-referenceapplication up to 2.11.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function post of the file omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/referenceapplication/page/controller/UserAppPageController.java of the component User App Page. The manipulation of the argument AppId leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.12.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 0410c091d46eed3c132fe0fcafe5964182659f74. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216883.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, VulDB
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
3.5
LOW
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (1)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | CVSS 3.1 | LOW | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-79
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/referenceapplication/page/controller/UserAppPageController.java.
References
6 on the record
- vuldb.com/?id.216883
vdb-entry, technical-description
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.216883
signature, permissions-required
- github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/pull/89
issue-tracking
- issues.openmrs.org/browse/RA-1875
issue-tracking
- github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/commit/0410c091d46eed3c132fe0fcafe5964182659f74
patch
- github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/releases/tag/referenceapplication-2.12.0
patch
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.