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.
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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 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Open-emr
Open-emr openemr |
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cvssV3_1
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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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