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TI-2020-15093 Aliases CVE-2020-24621GHSA-r22g-hfmg-72m8

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the htmlformentry (aka HTML…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the htmlformentry (aka HTML Form Entry) module before 3.11.0 for OpenMRS. By leveraging path traversal, a malicious Velocity Template Language file could be written to a directory. This file could then be accessed and executed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0315 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:htmlformentry:*:*:*:*:*:openmrs:*:*before 3.11.0VulnerableOpenMRS
  • cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:htmlformentry:*:*:*:*:*:openmrs:*:* Versions before 3.11.0 Vulnerable ·OpenMRS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24621
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r22g-hfmg-72m8

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Sources

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