CVE-2021-32101

Description

The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a incorrect access control system in portal/patient/_machine_config.php. To exploit the vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker can register an account, bypassing the permission check of this portal's API. Then, the attacker can then manipulate and read data of every registered patient.

Category

8.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory open-emr.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability third party advisory
https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592 third party advisory
https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431 vendor advisory
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/healthcare-security-openemr-fixes-serious-flaws-that-lead-to-command-execution-in-patient-portal third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-32101?
CVE-2021-32101 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-32101?
To fix CVE-2021-32101, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-32101 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-32101 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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