OpenEMR up to 8.4.x IPPF Contraceptive Issue Feature edit_layout.php issue_ippf_con_save field_id sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 8.4.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function issue_ippf_con_save of the file edit_layout.php of the component IPPF Contraceptive Issue Feature. The manipulation of the argument field_id results in sql injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-126489. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenEMR up to 8.4.x. Affected is the function issue_ippf_con_save of the file edit_layout.php of the component IPPF Contraceptive Issue Feature. The manipulation of the argument field_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-126489 since 11/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:edit_layout.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 8.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• OpenEMR

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• 8.0
• 8.1
• 8.2
• 8.3
• 8.4

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• open-source

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

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