CVE-2021-36352: Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Care2x Hospital Information Management 2.7 Alpha

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2021-36352 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting hospital information management. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Care2x Hospital Information Management 2.7 Alpha. The vulnerability has found POST requests in /modules/registration_admission/patient_register.php page with "name_middle", "addr_str", "station", "name_maiden", "name_2", "name_3" parameters.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 49%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2021-08-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: care2x

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2021-08-26 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:58 UTCUpdated Record last modified

care2x hospital information management DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.7 alpha

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.7

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy hospital-information-management || rpm -q hospital-information-management || hospital-information-management --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.7 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison hospital-information-management sudo apt install hospital-information-management=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.7> sudo apt-mark hold hospital-information-management

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list hospital-information-management sudo dnf downgrade hospital-information-management-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.7> sudo dnf versionlock add hospital-information-management

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2021-36352?

hospital information management: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2021-36352 being exploited?

CVE-2021-36352 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2021-36352 affect?

CVE-2021-36352 affects hospital information management. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Care2x Hospital Information Management 2.7 Alpha. The vulnerability has found POST requests in /modules/registration_admission/patient_register.php page with "name_middle", "addr_str", "sta

How urgent is CVE-2021-36352?

Priority 37/100. Public exploit reference

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