CVE-2021-25920

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: March 22, 2021 at 07:29 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:42 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenEMR

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

OpenEMR · Open Emr

95%

2.7.2 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.02.7.2 2.7.2-rc1 2.7.2-rc2 2.7.3-rc1 2.8.0 2.8.1 2.8.2 2.8.3 2.9.0 3.0.0 3.0.1 3.1.0 3.2.0 4.0.0 4.1.0 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.2.3 4.1.2.6 4.1.2.7 4.2.0 4.2.0.3 4.2.1 4.2.2 5.0.0 5.0.0.5 5.0.0.6 5.0.1 5.0.1.1 5.0.1.2 5.0.1.3 5.0.1.4 5.0.1.55.0.1.65.0.1.7 5.0.2 5.0.2.1 5.0.2.2 5.0.2.3 5.0.2.4 6.0.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/0fadc3e592d84bc9dfe9e0403f8bd6e3c7d8427f

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/0fadc3e592d84bc9dfe9e0403f8bd6e3c7d8427f

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25920

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-178

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