CVE-2021-40375 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can view sensitive patient PII and medication records despite receiving a Forbidden error, exposing confidential health data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40375?
CVE-2021-40375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apperta Foundation OpenEyes 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to view the sensitive information of patients without having the intended level of privilege. Despite OpenEyes returning a Forbidden error message, the contents of a patient's profile are still returned in the server response. This response can be read in an intercepting proxy or by viewing the page source. Sensitive information returned in responses includes patient PII and medication records or history.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40375?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apperta Openeyes.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40375?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40375 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40375 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xm9-f4r8-qq69.