What is CVE-2021-40375?

CVE-2021-40375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apperta Openeyes, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-40375?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-40375 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Apperta Openeyes

CVE-2021-40375

Apperta Foundation OpenEyes 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to view the sensitive information of patients without having the intended level of privilege. Despite OpenEyes returning a Forbidden error message, the contents of a patient's profile are still returned in the server response. This response can be read in an intercepting proxy or by viewing the page source. Sensitive information returned in responses includes patient PII and medication records or history.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.016 (73.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apperta Openeyes — versions 3.5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40375?: CVE-2021-40375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apperta Openeyes, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-40375?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40375 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.