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CVE-2022-1458: 
OpenEMR vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in GitHub repository openemr/openemr versions prior to 6.1.0.1, identified as CVE-2022-1458. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 25, 2022, and affects the OpenEMR healthcare management system (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) from NIST with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while huntr.dev assessed it with a higher CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH) with vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The stored XSS vulnerability could lead to session hijacking, potentially allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to user sessions and sensitive information within the OpenEMR system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in OpenEMR version 6.1.0.1. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. A fix was implemented through proper input sanitization, as evidenced by the commit that addresses the vulnerability (GitHub Commit).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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