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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-4289 · published 27 December 2022

CVE-2021-4289: Openmrs reference application cross-site scripting vulnerability

Openmrs · Reference Application

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.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.96% · top 40.2% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.96%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/commit/0410c091d46eed3c132fe0fcafe5964182659f74 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/pull/89 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/releases/tag/referenceapplication-2.12.0 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/RA-1875 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216883 Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216883 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/commit/0410c091d46eed3c132fe0fcafe5964182659f74 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/pull/89 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-referenceapplication/releases/tag/referenceapplication-2.12.0 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/RA-1875 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216883 Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216883 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-4289), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.