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CVE-2020-24621

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-24621 is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the htmlformentry module before version 3.11.0 for OpenMRS. An authenticated attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw to write and then execute a malicious Velocity Template Language file. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:htmlformentry:*:*:*:*:*:openmrs:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0315 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry/pull/178
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / openmrs/openmrs-module-uiframework/pull/59
PatchThird Party Advisory
issues.openmrs.org / browse/HTML-730
Vendor Advisory
contrastsecurity.com / security-influencers
Third Party Advisory
contrastsecurity.com / security-influencers/authenticated-remote-code-execution-openmrs
ExploitThird Party Advisory