Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenClinic GA 5.173.3 has an authenticated SQL injection issue in the patient list page. A logged-in attacker could potentially access or alter limited database information through a vulnerable request. The published severity is medium, and the provided sources do not show active exploitation or a confirmed patch.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority healthcare application risk. Prioritize any internet-facing or broadly accessible OpenClinic GA 5.173.3 deployment, especially where patient data or operational records are stored.
Technical view
CVE-2020-27229 is CWE-89 SQL injection in the findPersonID parameter of patientslist.do in OpenClinic GA 5.173.3. It is network reachable, low complexity, requires low privileges, and needs no user interaction. CVSS v3.0 is 6.4 with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running OpenClinic GA 5.173.3 where authenticated users can reach patientslist.do. Internet exposure increases risk, but the sources only identify authenticated exploitation, not unauthenticated access.
Exploitation context
The CVE and Talos reference describe an authenticated HTTP request triggering SQL injection. CISA KEV status is false in the provided bundle, so there is no cited evidence here of known active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is clear on the vulnerable product, version, page, parameter, authentication requirement, and CVSS vector. The provided bundle does not identify a patch, fixed version, exploit availability, or active exploitation, so remediation should be grounded in vendor guidance and exposure reduction.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory OpenClinic GA deployments and confirm whether version 5.173.3 is present.
- Check OpenClinic GA or vendor guidance for an official fix or supported upgrade path.
- Restrict OpenClinic GA access to trusted authenticated users and required networks only.
- Review application and database privileges to limit damage from application-layer injection.
- Monitor for unusual authenticated access to patientslist.do and related patient search activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed OpenClinic GA version on each deployment.
- Verify whether authenticated users can access patientslist.do.
- Review logs for suspicious findPersonID usage without reproducing exploit behavior.
- Confirm compensating access controls around the application and administrative interfaces.
- Track vendor or project advisories for confirmed remediation details.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1205CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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