Vulnerability · Published May 7, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-32101
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592 x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431 x_refsource_MISC
- https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/healthcare-security-openemr-fixes-serious-flaws-that-lead-to-command-execution-in-patient-portal x_refsource_MISC