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CVE-2026-40508
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 · Deferred
Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-10-27 · Source: NVD
Stored catalog record
Source record retrieved 2026-10-28T10:25:52.893514+00:00. Scheduled imports handle updates; this page does not assert that the provider was queried just now.
Vulnerability overview
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.
Patch review priority
Assess exposure and vendor guidance
- No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.
FIRST EPSS: 0.30% · percentile 22.4 · score date 2026-10-27.
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Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 5.1 · MEDIUM
- CVSS version
- 4.0
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
NVD has not supplied affected-version configurations for this record. Check the vendor references below.
Advisories and 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-5293-8q47-cf44
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-stored-xss-via-patient-portal-template-import-handler
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5293-8q47-cf44