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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-16521 · published 5 September 2018

CVE-2018-16521: Openmrs html form entry xml external entity (xxe) vulnerability

Openmrs · Html Form Entry

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0, as distributed in OpenMRS Reference Application 2.8.0.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 1.9% · top 21.0% CWE-611 · XML external entity (XXE)
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0, as distributed in OpenMRS Reference Application 2.8.0.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/137 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/138 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/137 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/138 PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-16521), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.