OpenEMR up to 8.2.x Person Search person_search_ajax.php search_persons improper authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 8.2.x. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is the function search_persons of the file library/ajax/person_search_ajax.php of the component Person Search. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization.
This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-104134. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenEMR up to 8.2.x. This vulnerability affects the function search_persons of the file library/ajax/person_search_ajax.php of the component Person Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.3.0, the search_persons action in library/ajax/person_search_ajax.php validates CSRF but does not perform an AclMain authorization check before searching the person and patient_data tables. A low-privilege authenticated user can iterate name prefixes and receive patient first and last names, dates of birth, gender, phone numbers, and email addresses in JSON responses. This issue is fixed in version 8.3.0.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-104134 since 10/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.
By approaching the search of inurl:library/ajax/person_search_ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 8.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Name
Version
License
Website
- Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: OpenEMR 8.3.0
Timeline
10/01/2026 CVE reserved11/05/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/05/2026 VulDB entry created
11/05/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CNA: GitHub_M
CVE: CVE-2026-104134 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-104134
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431668
Entry
Created: 11/05/2026 21:38Changes: 11/05/2026 21:38 (66)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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