CVE-2025-32794: OpenEMR Stored XSS via Patient Name Field in Procedure Orders

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-05-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions prior to 7.0.3.4 allows any authenticated user with patient creation privileges to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the system by entering malicious payloads in the First and Last Name fields during patient registration. This code is later executed when viewing the patient's encounter under Orders → Procedure Orders. Version 7.0.3.4 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected products

openemr: before 7.0.3.4 — fixed in 7.0.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 7.0.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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