Description
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Application module's auto-suggest endpoint, which echoes the searchMode POST parameter unencoded into a single-quoted onClick attribute. Attackers can induce an authenticated user to submit a single-quote payload to application/index/search, executing arbitrary JavaScript in that user's session to steal session cookies or disclose patient data.
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 5.1 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 a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Application module's auto-suggest endpoint, which echoes the searchMode POST parameter unencoded into a single-quoted onClick attribute. Attackers can induce an authenticated user to submit a single-quote payload to application/index/search, executing arbitrary JavaScript in that user's session to steal session cookies or disclose patient data.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Reflected XSS via auto-suggest searchMode parameter
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


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Open-emr Openemr
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:34:56.473Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:42:24.800Z

Link: CVE-2026-126476

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:57.080

Modified: 2026-11-13T10:17:57.197

Link: CVE-2026-126476

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