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CVE-2021-32101
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2021-05-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-732
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.
Affected products
- openemr: 5.0.2.1
References
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592
- https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/healthcare-security-openemr-fixes-serious-flaws-that-lead-to-command-execution-in-patient-portal
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592
- https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/healthcare-security-openemr-fixes-serious-flaws-that-lead-to-command-execution-in-patient-portal
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