Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12796
CVE-2017-12796
Description
The Reporting Compatibility Add On before 2.0.4 for OpenMRS, as distributed in OpenMRS Reference Application before 2.6.1, does not authenticate users when deserializing XML input into ReportSchema objects. The result is that remote unauthenticated users are able to execute operating system commands by crafting malicious XML payloads, as demonstrated by a single admin/reports/reportSchemaXml.form request.
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Affected products
3- Range: <2.0.4
- Range: <2.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.htmlnvdExploit
- talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291nvdVendor Advisory
- wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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