CVE-2022-1180
Published: 30 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-1180 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-1180 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) affecting the OpenEMR electronic health records platform in the GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to version 6.0.0.4. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.5 and permits an attacker to inject script that executes in the context of a victim’s browser session.
An authenticated user with high privileges can craft a malicious URL that, when clicked by another privileged user, triggers the reflected XSS payload. Successful exploitation yields limited read and write access to data visible within the victim’s session but does not allow direct code execution on the server or lateral movement.
The referenced GitHub commit 347ad614507183035d188ba14427bc162419778c and the associated huntr.dev report document the remediation; applying the patch or upgrading to OpenEMR 6.0.0.4 closes the injection vector. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1852 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-24520
Vulnerability details
Reflected Cross Site Scripting in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 6.0.0.4.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.