OpenEMR 7.0.1 contains an authentication brute force vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass rate limiting protections by sending repeated login attempts to the main login endpoint. Attackers can submit POST requests with authUser and clearPass parameters to systematically test username and password combinations without account lockout restrictions.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.7 · open-emrNVD modified 2026-10-28 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/archive/refs/tags/v7_0_1.tar.gz Product
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51413 Exploit, VDB Entry
- https://www.open-emr.org/ Product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-authentication-brute-force-mitigation-bypass Third Party Advisory