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.
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | OpenEMR < 8.3.0 Reflected XSS via templateHtml Parameter in Patient Portal | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T14:48:49.751Z
Reserved: 2026-04-13T20:29:02.808Z
Link: CVE-2026-40507
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T15:17:01.530
Modified: 2026-08-19T15:17:01.530
Link: CVE-2026-40507
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Updated: 2026-08-19T18:15:03Z
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