CVE-2021-37364

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-clinic/ third party advisory
https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-clinic/files/latest/download third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50448 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37364?
CVE-2021-37364 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-37364?
To fix CVE-2021-37364, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-37364 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-37364 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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