Cross-site request forgery in OpenEMR
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | OpenEMR | OpenEMR 5.0.2 OpenEMR development version 6.0.0 (commitbabec93f600ff1394f91ccd512bcad85832eb6ce) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenEMR Vendor— Affected OpenEMR 5.0.2 OpenEMR development version 6.0.0 (commitbabec93f600ff1394f91ccd512bcad85832eb6ce) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13569
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mmc3-577w-fqfg
References
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Sources
- CVE-2020-13569 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13569 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mmc3-577w-fqfg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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