CVE-2021-25918
MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 22, 2021 at 07:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenEMR
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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC
Description
In OpenEMR, versions 5.0.2 to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) due to user input not being validated properly and rendered in the TOTP Authentication method page. A highly privileged attacker could inject arbitrary code into input fields when creating a new user.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/0fadc3e592d84bc9dfe9e0403f8bd6e3c7d8427fx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25918SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
4.8MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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