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ID:3966 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in OpenEMR - CVE-2013-4620
ID:3966 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in OpenEMR - CVE-2013-4620
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42673
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4620
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
OpenEMR
OpenEMR
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in interface/main/onotes/office_comments_full.php in OpenEMR 4.1.1 when processing note parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.