# CVE-2017-7990: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Attackers can hijack administrative sessions via CSRF to inject JavaScript, leading to account takeover and code execution in OpenMRS.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7wjw-qmg2-hcfv

## What is CVE-2017-7990?

CVE-2017-7990 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 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

The Reporting Module 1.12.0 for OpenMRS allows CSRF attacks with resultant XSS, in which administrative authentication is hijacked to insert JavaScript into a name field in webapp/reports/manageReports.jsp.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7990?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openmrs Openmrs Module Reporting.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7990?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7990 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7990 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7990 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7990/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7990/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7990
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7990
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7990

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