Authenticated SQL injection via unvalidated parameter keys
Published Mar 25, 2026 · Updated Mar 25, 2026
Blind SQL injection in OpenEMR before 8.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to extract sensitive data through patient search. new_search_popup.php strips the mf_ prefix from HTTP parameter keys, then escapes the remainder as a value and concatenates it as a column identifier into relevance and WHERE clauses. Access to the patient-search page is required; crafted identifier backticks enable Boolean queries that reveal patient records, credentials, and health information.
Summary
What happened
Blind SQL injection in OpenEMR before 8.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to extract sensitive data through patient search. new_search_popup.php strips the mf_ prefix from HTTP parameter keys, then escapes the remainder as a value and concatenates it as a column identifier into relevance and WHERE clauses. Access to the patient-search page is required; crafted identifier backticks enable Boolean queries that reveal patient records, credentials, and health information.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-29187
- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenEMR Foundation
- Product
- OpenEMR
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 8.0.0.3
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Public exploit references
- GitHub advisory Boolean SQL-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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