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TI-2020-18830 Aliases CVE-2020-36636GHSA-cwx3-2j2v-5qxw

OpenMRS Admin UI Module Account Setup AccountPageController.java sendErrorMessage cross site scripting

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenMRS Admin UI Module up to 1.4.x. Affected is the function sendErrorMessage of the file omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/adminui/page/controller/systemadmin/accounts/AccountPageController.java of the component Account Setup Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.5.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 702fbfdac7c4418f23bb5f6452482b4a88020061. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216918 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01005 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
OpenMRSAdmin UI Module1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Admin UI Module VendorOpenMRS Affected 1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:admin_ui_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.5.0VulnerableOpenMRS
  • cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:admin_ui_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·OpenMRS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36636
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwx3-2j2v-5qxw

References

Patch 3

  • TI-2021-03150 OpenMRS Admin UI Module Manage Privilege Page privilege.gsp cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-03149 OpenMRS Admin UI Module location.gsp cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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