cve-2021-25921
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-03-22 19:26
Modified
2025-04-30 17:35
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
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.
References
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