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CVE-2020-36243
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a Command Injection vulnerability in /interface/main/backup.php. To exploit the…
High8.8EPSS 64.1%
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Description
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a Command Injection vulnerability in /interface/main/backup.php. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker can send a POST request that executes arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 64.1% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
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References (4)
- https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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