OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the patient portal template import handler that allows authenticated attackers with Forms Administration permissions to upload template files containing arbitrary HTML or JavaScript. Attackers can inject malicious scripts through the template upload functionality, which are stored without sanitization and execute in the browser of any other Forms Administration user who views the template in the HTML editor.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.1NVD modified 2026-10-27 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 5
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/ba316dd1d8de1291102da3f20f64240729ff899e
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/releases/tag/v8_3_0
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5293-8q47-cf44
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-stored-xss-via-patient-portal-template-import-handler
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5293-8q47-cf44