CVE-2025-29772: OpenEMR allows Reflected XSS in CAMOS new.php

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. The POST parameter hidden_subcategory is output to the page without being properly processed. This leads to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vul;nerability in CAMOS new.php. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.3.

Affected products

openemr: before 7.0.3 — fixed in 7.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 7.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/17c5c424695de50db94f2c01fb9abfc441d09a1a
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-89gp-g4c9-hv8h

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