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TI-2021-07931 Aliases CVE-2021-25921GHSA-vgg5-g88f-mq8p

Cross-site scripting in openemr

Priority HIGH 67CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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 2.7.3-rc1 to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) due to user input not being validated properly in the `Allergies` section. An attacker could lure an admin to enter a malicious payload and by that initiate the exploit.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.89286 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—openemr2.7.3-rc1, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.9.0, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.2.3, 4.1.2.6, 4.1.2.7, 4.2.0, 4.2.0.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 5.0.0, 5.0.0.5, 5.0.0.6, 5.0.1, 5.0.1.1, 5.0.1.2, 5.0.1.3, 5.0.1.4, 5.0.1.5, 5.0.1.6, 5.0.1.7, 5.0.2, 5.0.2.1, 5.0.2.2, 5.0.2.3, 5.0.2.4, 6.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • openemr Vendor— Affected 2.7.3-rc1, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.9.0, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.2.3, 4.1.2.6, 4.1.2.7, 4.2.0, 4.2.0.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 5.0.0, 5.0.0.5, 5.0.0.6, 5.0.1, 5.0.1.1, 5.0.1.2, 5.0.1.3, 5.0.1.4, 5.0.1.5, 5.0.1.6, 5.0.1.7, 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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.3 – 6.0.0VulnerableOpen-Emr
  • cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 – 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25921
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgg5-g88f-mq8p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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