CVE-2026-126418

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Stored XSS via Billing Code in sl_eob_invoice.php

  • Medium 6.9

Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in interface/billing/sl_eob_invoice.php, which escapes billing codes for HTML attributes but not for JavaScript strings in an inline onkeyup handler. Clinicians with encounter coding access can save crafted billing codes through diagnosis.php that execute script when a Back Office user enters a payment, exposing patient and financial data or performing actions as that user.

Key facts

Published
13 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
0.212% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 11.519% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 6.9CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • 6.3CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
openemropenemr
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to but excluding 8.5.0 (affected)
  • 8.5.0 (unaffected)

Timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

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HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on XSS (stored, reflected, DOM) (CWE-79).

References