CVE-2026-40507

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.

References

• 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-rmmr-8498-463g
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-reflected-xss-via-templatehtml-parameter-in-patient-portal