CVE-2026-124489
OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Broken Access Control via portal_payment.php
OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability in portal/portal_payment.php that allows low-privilege authenticated users to bypass billing ACL checks by tampering patient identifiers. Attackers can modify the pid and form_pid parameters to view payment pages and record fraudulent payment receipts for arbitrary patients, corrupting billing records.
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| openemr openemr |
≥ 0; < 8.3.0 (affected, semver) 8.3.0 (unaffected, semver) Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: VulnCheck |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 / 7.1 high |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | CNA: VulnCheck |
| 3.1 / 7.1 high |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N | CNA: VulnCheck |
| 4.0 / 7.1 high |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD: [email protected] |
| 3.1 / 7.1 high |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N | NVD: [email protected] |
Exploit evidence
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-j2cx-3p5q-ppx5
exploit · ADP: CISA-ADP
References
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-j2cx-3p5q-ppx5CNA: VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.3.0-broken-access-control-via-portal-payment-phpCNA: VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-j2cx-3p5q-ppx5ADP: CISA-ADP · exploit
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-j2cx-3p5q-ppx5[email protected]
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.3.0-broken-access-control-via-portal-payment-php[email protected]
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