GHSA-r3q3-p493-95x8: OpenEMR: Missing Authorization on Document Template Download Endpoint Allows Any Authenticated User to Read Another Patient's PHI

Published Nov 5, 2026
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Updated

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.3.0, library/ajax/setpt.php allows any authenticated user to set an arbitrary patient identifier in the active session without an ACL check, and interface/patientfile/downloadtemplate.php trusts that session value while enforcing only CSRF validation. A low-privilege user can select another patient and download a rendered document template containing the patient's demographics, encounter information, allergies, medications, and problem list despite lacking patients/docs access. This issue is fixed in version 8.3.0.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade OpenEMR to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.3.0

Event History

Nov 5, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·07:55 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·07:55 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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