Cross-site scripting in openemr
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In OpenEMR, versions 5.0.2 to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) due to user input not being validated properly and rendered in the U2F USB Device authentication method page. A highly privileged attacker could inject arbitrary code into input fields when creating a new user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | openemr | 5.0.2, 5.0.2.1, 5.0.2.2, 5.0.2.3, 5.0.2.4, 6.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openemr Vendor— Affected 5.0.2, 5.0.2.1, 5.0.2.2, 5.0.2.3, 5.0.2.4, 6.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp25-23j3-j77g
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Open-Emr Openemr vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-25130 An issue in OpenEMR 7.0.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges viaa crafted… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-15079 OpenEMR 7.0.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-24664 SQL Injection Vulnerability in ajax graphs library (OpenEMR) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-06186 OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 SQL Injection Privilege Escalation and RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-30621 OpenEMR 7.0.1 Authentication Brute Force Mitigation Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-28796 OpenEMR 8.2.0 Remote Code Execution via CategoryTree eval() Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-25917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp25-23j3-j77g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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