OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a mass assignment vulnerability in ObservationController::processEnhancedFormSave() that allows authenticated low-privilege users to forge authorization flags through an incomplete field blacklist. Attackers can submit authorized=1 or override the id field alongside observation_id to mark observations as Provider-signed and overwrite clinical fields of other observations within the same patient encounter.
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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a mass assignment vulnerability in ObservationController::processEnhancedFormSave() that allows authenticated low-privilege users to forge authorization flags through an incomplete field blacklist. Attackers can submit authorized=1 or override the id field alongside observation_id to mark observations as Provider-signed and overwrite clinical fields of other observations within the same patient encounter.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Mass Assignment via Observation Form save.php
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-915
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:35:02.519Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:41:28.743Z

Link: CVE-2026-126467

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