Description
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in interface/drugs/dispense_drug.php, which checks only for admin/drugs view permission instead of write permission before dispensing medication. Authenticated users with read-only drug administration access can send GET requests with drug_id, quantity, fee, and encounter parameters to create false dispensing records and decrement inventory.
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 6 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in interface/drugs/dispense_drug.php, which checks only for admin/drugs view permission instead of write permission before dispensing medication. Authenticated users with read-only drug administration access can send GET requests with drug_id, quantity, fee, and encounter parameters to create false dispensing records and decrement inventory.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Improper Authorization via dispense_drug.php
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Open-emr Openemr
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:35:24.960Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:37:25.685Z

Link: CVE-2026-126433

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:50.027

Modified: 2026-11-13T10:17:50.150

Link: CVE-2026-126433

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