PT-2021-16851 · Openemr · Openemr

Published 2021-03-22 · Updated 2021-03-24 · CVE-2021-25921

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenEMR versions 2.7.3-rc1 through 6.0.0

Description The issue is related to a Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) attack due to improper validation of user input in the Allergies section. An attacker could trick an administrator into entering a malicious payload, thus initiating the exploit.

Recommendations For OpenEMR versions 2.7.3-rc1 through 6.0.0, consider disabling the Allergies section until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to this section to minimize the risk of an attacker luring an admin into entering a malicious payload.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-25921

Affected Products

Openemr

References · 6

• https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/0fadc3e592d84bc9dfe9e0403f8bd6e3c7d8427f · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25921 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25921 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/11882 · Telegram Post
• https://whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25921 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/25259 · Telegram Post