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CVE-2026-126489

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 SQL Injection via IPPF Contraceptive Issue Feature

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-11-13
  • Fixed in8.5.0
  • WeaknessCWE-89

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Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a second-order SQL injection vulnerability in the IPPF contraceptive issue feature because issue_ippf_con_save concatenates layout_options field_id values into a REPLACE INTO query as column names. Authenticated administrators can add a malicious field_id via edit_layout.php, then trigger issue_ippf_con_save through add_edit_issue.php to execute arbitrary SQL.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-1309:34CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

NVD
Open-emr openemr
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.5< 8.5.08.5.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • openemrother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 8.5.0fixed in 8.5.0semver

    Not affected = 8.5.0

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-13

Fix

  1. Update Open-emr openemr to 8.5.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-11-13
  • CNACVSS 4.08.62026-11-13
  • CNACVSS 3.17.22026-11-13
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.2read 2026-11-13
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-892026-11-13
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-89read 2026-11-13
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
Published
2026-11-13
Last Modified
2026-11-13
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-vj64-2xj8-pcw7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-126489?

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a second-order SQL injection vulnerability in the IPPF contraceptive issue feature because issue_ippf_con_save concatenates layout_options field_id values into a REPLACE INTO query as column names. Authenticated administrators can add a malicious field_id via edit_layout.php, then trigger issue_ippf_con_save through add_edit_issue.php to execute arbitrary SQL.

Is CVE-2026-126489 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-126489, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-126489?

CVE-2026-126489 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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