High severity · published May 7, 2021
CVE-2021-32101
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a incorrect access control system in portal/patient/_machine_config.php
8.2
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a incorrect access control system in portal/patient/_machine_config.php. To exploit the vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker can register an account, bypassing the permission check of this portal's API. Then, the attacker can then manipulate and read data of every registered patient.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openemr · Open-emr
5.0.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32101
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32101
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431
Third Party Advisory
https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592
Third Party Advisory
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/healthcare-security-openemr-fixes-serious-flaws-that-lead-to-command-execution-in-patient-portal
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