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TI-2025-22382 Aliases CVE-2025-31121

OpenEMR allows XSS in Patient Image feature

Priority HIGH 66CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 7.0.3.1, the Patient Image feature in OpenEMR is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks via the EXIF title in an image. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.3.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.1735 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed openemr (openemr): 7.0.3.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
openemropenemrbefore 7.0.3.17.0.3.1Patch availableCNA
  • openemr Vendoropenemr Affected before 7.0.3.1 Fixed in 7.0.3.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.0.3.1VulnerableOpen-Emr
  • cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.0.3.1 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA openemr (openemr) Fixed in 7.0.3.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31121

References

  • TI-2026-24664 SQL Injection Vulnerability in ajax graphs library (OpenEMR) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-85645 Missing write ACL lets users reassign documents in OpenEMR CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-28796 OpenEMR 8.2.0 Remote Code Execution via CategoryTree eval() Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-20308 OpenEMR's payments gateway_api_key secret rendered into client JS code CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-20093 OpenEMR has SQL Injection in Patient API Sort Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-20048 OpenEMR Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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