OpenEMR up to 7.0.3 Patient Image cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Patient Image Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-31121. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenEMR and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Patient Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-31121 since 03/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 7.0.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Business Process Management Software

Name

• OpenEMR

Version

• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 3.1.0
• 3.2
• 3.2.0
• 4.0.0
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.0 Patch 1
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.1-6
• 5.0.1-dev
• 5.0.1.1
• 5.0.1.3
• 5.0.1.4
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.2.1
• 5.0.2.4
• 5.0.2.5
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.0-dev
• 6.0.0.0
• 6.0.0.2
• 6.0.0.4
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.0.1
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.0.1
• 7.0.0.2
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.2.1
• 7.0.3

License

• open-source

Website

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

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