CVE-2021-25920 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00224.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Open-emr	Openemr

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12786	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/0fadc3e592d84bc9dfe9e0403f8bd6e3c7d8427f
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25920

History

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mend

Published: 2021-03-22T19:29:54.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-30T17:35:01.031Z

Reserved: 2021-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25920

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:11:28.444Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-22T20:15:17.880

Modified: 2025-04-30T18:15:34.207

Link: CVE-2021-25920

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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