Security advisory

{
  "id": "13ff2e6f5163f8cc69df5a5fde3517210ce00a25c84d0eb629324285c3731ffd",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25923",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-25923",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-25923",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-25923",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-25923"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "a438d034088620bcc1dd3856a3d5c32d1cb17dcc"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "ea4c4bd0953defc7b90acc891aa1805db659fb67"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.0.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "6.0.0.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-25923.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:33.642992104Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/28ca5c008d4a408b60001a67dfd3e0915f9181e0",
        "https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25923"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-25923",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385579,
  "published_at": "2021-06-24T11:15:07.877+00:00"
}