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. 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 v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25923	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

30 Jun 2021, 14:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 6.8 v3 : 8.1
References	~~(MISC) https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25923 -~~	(MISC) https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25923 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0 -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
CWE		CWE-521

24 Jun 2021, 11:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-06-24 11:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-25923

Mitre link : CVE-2021-25923

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-25923

JSON object : View

Products Affected

open-emr

openemr

CWE

CWE-521

Weak Password Requirements

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