Staff-session script execution via unescaped portal username
Published Mar 19, 2026 · Updated Mar 19, 2026
Stored XSS in OpenEMR before 8.0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in a clinic staff browser. The credential print Twig template inserts the stored portal username into an HTML value attribute without attribute escaping while autoescaping is disabled. Exploitation requires a patient portal account and current password, followed by staff opening that patient's Create Portal Login page; the script can read staff-visible content and submit forms as that staff user.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in OpenEMR before 8.0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in a clinic staff browser. The credential print Twig template inserts the stored portal username into an HTML value attribute without attribute escaping while autoescaping is disabled. Exploitation requires a patient portal account and current password, followed by staff opening that patient's Create Portal Login page; the script can read staff-visible content and submit forms as that staff user.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-33303
- Published
- Mar 19, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenEMR Foundation
- Product
- OpenEMR
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 8.0.0.2
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