CVE-2026-124452: OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Stored XSS via Eye Exam Document Notes
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 20/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: openemr openemr 8.3.0.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to openemr openemr 8.3.0 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in interface/forms/eye_mag/report.php that allows authenticated users to inject scripts by adding unescaped document notes. Attackers with document-note write access can store malicious JavaScript in a retina document note that executes when clinicians generate the Eye Exam patient report, exposing session cookies.
- Published
- Nov 8, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- EPSS
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- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
20
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · —
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulnCheck
- 5.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersVersions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
openemr openemr
- 8.3.0not affected
- before 8.3.0affected · semver
Same product
openemr: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-102940OpenEMR: Missing Write ACL Allows Unauthorized Document Reassignment38Monitor
- CVE-2026-124490OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Arbitrary File Read/Write via oe-module-faxsms disposeDocument37Monitor
- CVE-2026-124469OpenEMR before 8.3.0 SQL Injection via Fee Sheet warehouse parameter37Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-124450Nov 8, 2026 · OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Arbitrary File Read/Write via disposeDocument37Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-124451Nov 8, 2026 · OpenEMR before 8.4.0 Authorization Bypass via checkUserHasAccessToPatient in SMART on FHIR24Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-124453Nov 8, 2026 · OpenEMR before 8.3.0 IDOR in Portal Patient Settings via persist.php28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| openemr openemr | 8.3.0 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 9, 2026+1 d
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- lyetharfinder
- tonghuarootfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-1244630 days apartOpenEMR before 8.3.0 Stored XSS via CAMOS Rx Print View37Monitor
- CVE-2026-1244480 days apartOpenEMR before 8.3.0 Stored XSS via CCDA/CCD Preview XSLT Attributes34Monitor
- CVE-2026-1039353 days apartOpenEMR: Stored XSS via `text()` Misuse in Double-Quoted HTML Attribute32Monitor
- CVE-2026-4050781 days apartOpenEMR < 8.3.0 Reflected XSS via templateHtml Parameter in Patient Portal20Monitor
- CVE-2026-4050881 days apartOpenEMR < 8.3.0 Stored XSS via Patient Portal Template Import Handler20Monitor
- CVE-2026-6761297 days apartOpenEMR 8.2.0 Stored XSS via import_template.php Template Management19Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- P
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.