Medium severity · published Mar 22, 2021
CVE-2021-25920
In OpenEMR, versions v2.7.2-rc1 to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control when creating a new user, which leads to a malicious user able to read and send sensitive…
6.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In OpenEMR, versions v2.7.2-rc1 to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control when creating a new user, which leads to a malicious user able to read and send sensitive messages on behalf of the victim user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openemr · Open-emr
2.7.2 through 6.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25920
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25920
Patch
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/0fadc3e592d84bc9dfe9e0403f8bd6e3c7d8427f
Third Party Advisory
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25920
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