Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-12796 · published 23 October 2017
CVE-2017-12796: Openmrs deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability
Openmrs · Openmrs
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.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.html | Exploit |
| https://talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.html | Exploit |
| https://talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-12796), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
