OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in portal/lib/persist.php that allows authenticated portal patients to write settings for other patients. Attackers can modify the setting_patient parameter in a JSON POST request to another patient's PID, altering that patient's portal settings such as the portal theme.

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Description OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in portal/lib/persist.php that allows authenticated portal patients to write settings for other patients. Attackers can modify the setting_patient parameter in a JSON POST request to another patient's PID, altering that patient's portal settings such as the portal theme.
Title OpenEMR before 8.3.0 IDOR in Portal Patient Settings via persist.php
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T13:15:43.764Z

Reserved: 2026-11-08T02:14:31.305Z

Link: CVE-2026-124453

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T14:18:12.790

Modified: 2026-11-08T14:18:12.790

Link: CVE-2026-124453

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Updated: 2026-11-08T14:30:16Z

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