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TI-2021-03147 Aliases CVE-2021-4289GHSA-36m9-prc4-gjq2

OpenMRS openmrs-module-referenceapplication User App Page UserAppPageController.java post 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 was found in OpenMRS openmrs-module-referenceapplication up to 2.11.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function post of the file omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/referenceapplication/page/controller/UserAppPageController.java of the component User App Page. The manipulation of the argument AppId leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.12.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 0410c091d46eed3c132fe0fcafe5964182659f74. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216883.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01036 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenMRSopenmrs-module-referenceapplication2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11—No fix listedCNA
  • openmrs-module-referenceapplication VendorOpenMRS Affected 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:reference_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.12.0VulnerableOpenMRS
  • cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:reference_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.12.0 Vulnerable ·OpenMRS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4289
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36m9-prc4-gjq2

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-11851 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0, as… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19148 An SQL Injection vulnerability exists in OpenMRS Reference Application Standalone Edition… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-03146 OpenMRS openmrs-module-referenceapplication userApp.gsp cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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