Broken Access Control in OpenEMR Profile Edit Enables Account Takeover

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-02-12

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Versions prior to 7.0.4 have a broken access control in the Profile Edit endpoint. An authenticated normal user can modify the request parameters (pubpid / pid) to reference another user’s record; the server accepts the modified IDs and applies the changes to that other user’s profile. This allows one user to alter another user’s profile data (name, contact info, etc.), and could enable account takeover. Version 7.0.4 fixes the issue.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-28

Last Modified

2026-02-12

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-67645

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
open-emr	openemr	7.0.3

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in OpenEMR versions prior to 7.0.4 involves broken access control in the Profile Edit endpoint. An authenticated user can manipulate request parameters to modify another user's profile data, such as name and contact information. This flaw allows one user to alter another user's profile and potentially take over their account. The issue is fixed in version 7.0.4.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modification of user profiles, including sensitive personal information. This could result in account takeover, data integrity issues, and unauthorized access to protected health information, potentially compromising patient privacy and trust.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade OpenEMR to version 7.0.4 or later, as this version fixes the broken access control issue in the Profile Edit endpoint.

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