VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-25923
In OpenEMR, versions 5.0.0 to 6.0.0.1 are vulnerable to weak password requirements as it does not enforce a maximum password length limit.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In OpenEMR, versions 5.0.0 to 6.0.0.1 are vulnerable to weak password requirements as it does not enforce a maximum password length limit. If a malicious user is aware of the first 72 characters of the victim user’s password, he can leverage it to an account takeover.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.34% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Affected
- open-emr/openemr
- Source
- vulnerabilitylab@mend.io
References
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25923Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25923Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.