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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | OpenEMR < 8.3.0 Stored XSS via Patient Portal Template Import Handler | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-08-19T14:51:01.748Z
Updated: 2026-08-19T15:20:11.616Z
Reserved: 2026-04-13T20:29:02.808Z
Link: CVE-2026-40508
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T15:17:01.707
Modified: 2026-08-19T16:17:09.640
Link: CVE-2026-40508
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