CVE-2017-12796
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.24% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- openmrs/openmrs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.htmlExploit
- https://talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291Vendor Advisory
- https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/21/openmrs-rce.htmlExploit
- https://talk.openmrs.org/t/critical-security-advisory-2017-09-12/13291Vendor Advisory
- https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Release+Notes+2.6.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.