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CVE-2021-37364

7.8 · HIGH

OpenClinic GA 5.194.18 is affected by Insecure Permissions.

Published Oct 26, 2021CWE-732EPSS 1.32%

Overview

CVE-2021-37364 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 26, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

OpenClinic GA 5.194.18 is affected by Insecure Permissions. By default the Authenticated Users group has the modify permission to openclinic folders/files. A low privilege account is able to rename mysqld.exe or tomcat8.exe files located in bin folders and replace with a malicious file that would connect back to an attacking computer giving system level privileges (nt authority\system) due to the service running as Local System. While a low privilege user is unable to restart the service through the application, a restart of the computer triggers the execution of the malicious file. The application also have unquoted service path issues.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refsourceforge.net/projects/open-clinic/Refsourceforge.net/projects/open-clinic/files/latest/downloadRefwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/50448Refsourceforge.net/projects/open-clinic/Refsourceforge.net/projects/open-clinic/files/latest/downloadRefwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/50448

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37364?

CVE-2021-37364 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 26, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2021-37364?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-37364?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-37364?

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