CVE-2017-6394 Cross-site scripting in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via insufficient input filtering in OpenEMR, potentially leading to session hijacking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6394?
CVE-2017-6394 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 2 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in OpenEMR 5.0.0 and 5.0.1-dev. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data passed to the "openemr-master/gacl/admin/object_search.php" URL (section_value; src_form). An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-6394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as CVE-2017-6482, GHSA-q2vp-23rm-4m4x.