CVE-2017-12796 describes a critical deserialization vulnerability in the Reporting Compatibility Add On for OpenMRS, affecting versions before 2.0.4 and OpenMRS Reference Application before 2.6.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending specially crafted XML payloads to the admin/reports/reportSchemaXml.form endpoint. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:openmrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.