CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-25920

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-178

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days
60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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