CVE-2021-25920 Missing authorization in openemr
A malicious user can read and send sensitive messages on behalf of a victim due to improper access control during user creation in OpenEMR.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25920?
CVE-2021-25920 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 22 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-178
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25920?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-25920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4qcm-h32c-8xq3.