OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in portal/lib/persist.php that allows authenticated portal patients to write settings for other patients. Attackers can modify the setting_patient parameter in a JSON POST request to another patient's PID, altering that patient's portal settings such as the portal theme.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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| Description | OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in portal/lib/persist.php that allows authenticated portal patients to write settings for other patients. Attackers can modify the setting_patient parameter in a JSON POST request to another patient's PID, altering that patient's portal settings such as the portal theme. | |
| Title | OpenEMR before 8.3.0 IDOR in Portal Patient Settings via persist.php | |
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Open-emr
Open-emr openemr |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-639 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Open-emr
Open-emr openemr |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-11-08T13:15:43.764Z
Reserved: 2026-11-08T02:14:31.305Z
Link: CVE-2026-124453
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