CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-124453

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

A portal patient can modify other patients' configuration without authorization, violating confidentiality and integrity and potentially enabling further social engineering attacks.

Recommendation

Update OpenEMR to version 8.3.0 or later and enforce server-side authorization checks verifying record ownership before saving settings.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS