CVE-2021-25922

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Published Mar 22, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In OpenEMR, versions 4.2.0 to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) due to user input not being validated properly. An attacker could trick a user to click on a malicious url and execute malicious code.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

openemr

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`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, 5.0.1.5, 5.0.1.6, 5.0.1.7, 5.0.2, 5.0.2.1, 5.0.2.2, 5.0.2.3, 5.0.2.4, 6.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12788	In OpenEMR, versions 4.2.0 to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) due to user input not being validated properly. An attacker could trick a user to click on a malicious url and execute malicious code.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.840% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/0fadc3e592d84bc9dfe9e0403f8bd6e3c7d8427f
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25922

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Open-emr Openemr

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mend
Published: Mar 22, 2021, 7:39 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:11 PM
Reserved: Jan 22, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 22, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:42 AM

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Red Hat No data

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