VDB-228183 · CVE-2023-2566 · EUVD-2023-34044

OpenEMR up to 7.0.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenEMR up to 7.0.0. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-2566. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 7.0.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.1.

The weakness was presented 05/08/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-2566 since 05/08/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a2adac7320dfc631b1da688c3b04f54b8240fc7b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-34044). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Name

OpenEMR

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: OpenEMR 7.0.1
Patch: a2adac7320dfc631b1da688c3b04f54b8240fc7b

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
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05/08/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/18/2025 +955 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: a2adac7320dfc631b1da688c3b04f54b8240fc7b
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228183
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2023 07:28
Updated: 12/18/2025 22:10
Changes: 05/08/2023 07:28 (51), 05/28/2023 17:47 (1), 05/28/2023 17:55 (9), 12/18/2025 22:10 (16)
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