CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0, as distributed in OpenMRS Reference Application 2.8.0.
The bug was discovered 09/03/2018. The weakness was published 09/05/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16521 since 09/05/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Affected
- OpenMRS
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Xml external entity referenceCWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Patch: github.com
Timeline
09/03/2018 🔍09/05/2018 🔍
09/05/2018 🔍
09/05/2018 🔍
09/06/2018 🔍
05/07/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-16521 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 09/06/2018 14:12Updated: 05/07/2023 09:54
Changes: 09/06/2018 14:12 (55), 03/20/2020 21:03 (1), 05/07/2023 09:54 (3)
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