CVE-2026-40507 PUBLISHED

OpenEMR < 8.3.0 Reflected XSS via templateHtml Parameter in Patient Portal

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 13.04.2026 Published: 19.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the patient portal template import handler. The templateHtml GET parameter is reflected into the page response without sanitization. An attacker can craft a URL that executes arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of any authenticated user with Forms Administration permissions who visits the link, enabling session hijacking.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.1

Product Status

Vendor openemr
Product openemr
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 0 to 8.3.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • Alex Williams from Pellera Technologies finder
  • VulnCheck finder

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE