CVE-2017-6394

Name: CVE-2017-6394
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-03-02T06:59:00.417+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 1.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6394 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in OpenEMR 5.0.0 and 5.0.1-dev. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data passed to the "openemr-master/gacl/admin/object_search.php" URL (section_value; src_form). EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in OpenEMR 5.0.0 and 5.0.1-dev. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data passed to the "openemr-master/gacl/admin/object_search.php" URL (section_value; src_form). An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.21%

64.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Open-Emr	Openemr	5.0.1	Dev

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96539Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96576Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/issues/498Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96539Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96576Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/issues/498Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 2, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-6394?

How severe is CVE-2017-6394?

CVE-2017-6394 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6394?

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Source: NVD / NIST