What is CVE-2021-38149?

CVE-2021-38149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chikitsa Patient Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-38149?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-38149 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Chikitsa Patient Management System

CVE-2021-38149

index.php/admin/add_user in Chikitsa Patient Management System 2.0.0 allows XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Chikitsa Patient Management System — versions 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

chikitsa.net/ (Product)
github.com/jboogie15/CVE-2021-38149 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38149?: CVE-2021-38149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chikitsa Patient Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-38149?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-38149 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.