Openmrs: >> Openmrs Security Vulnerabilities
OpenMRS Core is an open source electronic medical record system platform. In versions 2.7.8 and earlier and versions 2.8.0 through 2.8.5, the module upload endpoint at POST `/openmrs/ws/rest/v1/module` is vulnerable to a Zip Slip path traversal attack. During automatic extraction of uploaded .omod archives in `WebModuleUtil.startModule()`, ZIP entries under web/module/ are checked only to see whether the full entry path starts with `..,` and the remaining path is then concatenated into the destination path without normalization or a boundary check. A crafted archive can therefore include entries such as `web/module/../../../../malicious.jsp` and cause files to be written outside the intended module directory.
An authenticated attacker with module upload access can write arbitrary files to locations such as the web application root and achieve remote code execution by uploading a JSP file and then requesting it. The issue is compounded by the fact that the module.allow_web_admin runtime property is enforced in the legacy UI controller but not in the REST API upload path, so deployments relying on that property to block web-based module administration remain exposed through the REST endpoint. This issue has been fixed in versions after 2.7.8 in the 2.7.x line and in version 2.8.6 and later.
CVSS Score
9.4
EPSS Score
0.009
Published
2026-05-06
OpenMRS Core is an open source electronic medical record system platform. In versions 2.7.8 and earlier and versions 2.8.0 through 2.8.5, the `/openmrs/moduleResources/{moduleid}` endpoint is vulnerable to a path traversal attack. The ModuleResourcesServlet constructs a filesystem path from user-controlled input without performing path boundary validation — the getFile() method concatenates the user-supplied path into an absolute filesystem path without calling normalize() or checking that the result stays within the allowed module resources directory. Because this endpoint serves static resources required for rendering the login page, it is not protected by authentication filters, allowing unauthenticated exploitation.
An attacker can traverse directories and read arbitrary files from the server filesystem, including /etc/passwd and application configuration files containing database credentials. Successful exploitation requires the target deployment to run on Apache Tomcat versions prior to 8.5.31, where the ..; path parameter bypass is not mitigated by the container. Deployments on Tomcat 8.5.31 or later and Tomcat 9.0.10 or later are protected at the container level, though the underlying code defect remains. This issue has been fixed in versions after 2.7.8 (within the 2.7.x branch) and in version 2.8.6 and later.
CVSS Score
8.2
EPSS Score
0.006
Published
2026-05-05
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Openmrs 2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary operations via a crafted GET request.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-03-11
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the component /admin/users/user.form of Openmrs 2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary operations via a crafted request. In this case, an attacker could elevate a low-privileged account to an administrative role by leveraging the CSRF vulnerability at the /admin/users/user.form endpoint.
CVSS Score
8.0
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2025-03-11
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /legacyui/quickReportServlet of Openmrs 2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted payload injected into the reportType parameter.
CVSS Score
5.4
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2025-03-11
A stored cross-scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Openmrs v2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the personName.middleName parameter at /openmrs/admin/patients/shortPatientForm.form.
CVSS Score
4.8
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2025-03-11
An SQL Injection vulnerability exists in OpenMRS Reference Application Standalone Edition <=2.11 and Platform Standalone Edition <=2.4.0 via GET requests on arbitrary parameters in patient.page.
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.012
Published
2022-05-10
OpenMRS is a patient-based medical record system focusing on giving providers a free customizable electronic medical record system. Affected versions are subject to arbitrary file exfiltration due to failure to sanitize request when satisfying GET requests for `/images` & `/initfilter/scripts`. This can allow an attacker to access any file on a system running OpenMRS that is accessible to the user id OpenMRS is running under. Affected implementations should update to the latest patch version of OpenMRS Core for the minor version they use. These are: 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.3.5, 2.4.5 and 2.5.3. As a general rule, this vulnerability is already mitigated by Tomcat's URL normalization in Tomcat 7.0.28+. Users on older versions of Tomcat should consider upgrading their Tomcat instance as well as their OpenMRS instance.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.019
Published
2022-02-22
In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, he import functionality of the Data Exchange Module does not properly redirect to a login page when an unauthenticated user attempts to access it. This allows unauthenticated users to use a feature typically restricted to administrators.
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.012
Published
2020-04-17
In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, the export functionality of the Data Exchange Module does not properly redirect to a login page when an unauthenticated user attempts to access it. This allows the export of potentially sensitive information.
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.012
Published
2020-04-17
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