CVE-2026-124453

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 IDOR in Portal Patient Settings via persist.php

Published Nov 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
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
References
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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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2026, 3:22 AM
Reserved
Nov 8, 2026, 2:14 AM
Status
Undergoing Analysis
Published
Nov 8, 2026, 2:18 PM
Modified
Nov 13, 2026, 4:17 AM