CVE-2020-13569 Cross-site request forgery in OpenEMR
An attacker can trick authenticated users into executing arbitrary requests in OpenEMR, potentially modifying data or bypassing security controls.
- 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-2020-13569?
CVE-2020-13569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 28 Jan 2021. 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
A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in the GACL functionality of OpenEMR 5.0.2 and development version 6.0.0 (commit babec93f600ff1394f91ccd512bcad85832eb6ce). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to the execution of arbitrary requests in the context of the victim. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13569?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13569?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-13569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmc3-577w-fqfg.