A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the htmlformentry (aka HTML Form Entry) module before 3.11.0 for OpenMRS. By leveraging path traversal, a malicious Velocity Template Language file could be written to a directory. This file could then be accessed and executed.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-24621
Reference (s):
- https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178
- https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59
- https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/HTML-730
- https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers
- https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-execution-openmrs