Openmrs

By the Year

In 2026 there have been 3 vulnerabilities in Openmrs with an average score of 9.1 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 Openmrs had 4 security vulnerabilities published. If vulnerabilities keep coming in at the current rate, it appears that number of security vulnerabilities in Openmrs in 2026 could surpass last years number.

Recent Openmrs Security Vulnerabilities

CVE	Date	Vulnerability	Products
CVE-2026-41258	May 15, 2026	OpenMRS 2.7.0-2.7.8, 2.8.6: Unrestricted Java Reflection via Velocity Templates OpenMRS is an open source electronic medical record system platform. From 2.7.0 to before 2.7.9 and 2.8.6, the ConceptReferenceRangeUtility.evaluateCriteria() method in OpenMRS Core evaluates database-stored criteria strings as Apache Velocity templates without any sandbox configuration. The VelocityEngine is initialized with only logging properties and noSecureUberspector, leaving the default UberspectImpl in place, which allows unrestricted Java reflection through template expressions. A user with the Manage Concepts privilege can store a malicious Velocity template expression in a concept's reference range criteria field. This payload is then executed automatically whenever a user or API call validates an observation against the affected concept. The Velocity context exposes $patient (the Person / Patient object), $obs (the Obs object), and $fn (the ConceptReferenceRangeUtility instance with access to the full OpenMRS service layer). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.9 and 2.8.6.	Openmrs
CVE-2026-40076	May 06, 2026	Zip Slip Vulnerability in OpenMRS Core 2.8.x Module Upload Endpoint OpenMRS Core is an open source electronic medical record system platform. In versions 2.7.8 and earlier and versions 2.8.0 through 2.8.5, the module upload endpoint at POST `/openmrs/ws/rest/v1/module` is vulnerable to a Zip Slip path traversal attack. During automatic extraction of uploaded .omod archives in `WebModuleUtil.startModule()`, ZIP entries under web/module/ are checked only to see whether the full entry path starts with `..,` and the remaining path is then concatenated into the destination path without normalization or a boundary check. A crafted archive can therefore include entries such as `web/module/../../../../malicious.jsp` and cause files to be written outside the intended module directory. An authenticated attacker with module upload access can write arbitrary files to locations such as the web application root and achieve remote code execution by uploading a JSP file and then requesting it. The issue is compounded by the fact that the module.allow_web_admin runtime property is enforced in the legacy UI controller but not in the REST API upload path, so deployments relying on that property to block web-based module administration remain exposed through the REST endpoint. This issue has been fixed in versions after 2.7.8 in the 2.7.x line and in version 2.8.6 and later.	Openmrs
CVE-2026-40075	May 05, 2026	OpenMRS Core 2.7.8-2.8.5 Path Traversal via /moduleResources/. Tomcat <8.5.31 OpenMRS Core is an open source electronic medical record system platform. In versions 2.7.8 and earlier and versions 2.8.0 through 2.8.5, the `/openmrs/moduleResources/{moduleid}` endpoint is vulnerable to a path traversal attack. The ModuleResourcesServlet constructs a filesystem path from user-controlled input without performing path boundary validation the getFile() method concatenates the user-supplied path into an absolute filesystem path without calling normalize() or checking that the result stays within the allowed module resources directory. Because this endpoint serves static resources required for rendering the login page, it is not protected by authentication filters, allowing unauthenticated exploitation. An attacker can traverse directories and read arbitrary files from the server filesystem, including /etc/passwd and application configuration files containing database credentials. Successful exploitation requires the target deployment to run on Apache Tomcat versions prior to 8.5.31, where the ..; path parameter bypass is not mitigated by the container. Deployments on Tomcat 8.5.31 or later and Tomcat 9.0.10 or later are protected at the container level, though the underlying code defect remains. This issue has been fixed in versions after 2.7.8 (within the 2.7.x branch) and in version 2.8.6 and later.	Openmrs
CVE-2025-25928	Mar 11, 2025	OpenMRS 2.4.3 CSRF at /admin/users/user.form: Privilege Escalation A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the component /admin/users/user.form of Openmrs 2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary operations via a crafted request. In this case, an attacker could elevate a low-privileged account to an administrative role by leveraging the CSRF vulnerability at the /admin/users/user.form endpoint.	Openmrs
CVE-2025-25929	Mar 11, 2025	Reflected XSS in OpenMRS 2.4.3 /legacyui/quickReportServlet (reportType) A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /legacyui/quickReportServlet of Openmrs 2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted payload injected into the reportType parameter.	Openmrs
CVE-2025-25925	Mar 11, 2025	OpenMRS v2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed XSS via personName.middleName in shortPatientForm A stored cross-scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Openmrs v2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the personName.middleName parameter at /openmrs/admin/patients/shortPatientForm.form.	Openmrs
CVE-2025-25927	Mar 11, 2025	OpenMRS 2.4.3 CSRF: GET Enables Arbitrary Ops A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Openmrs 2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed allows attackers to execute arbitrary operations via a crafted GET request.	Openmrs
CVE-2020-36636	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS AdminUI XSS in Account Setup (pre1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.0) A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenMRS Admin UI Module up to 1.4.x. Affected is the function sendErrorMessage of the file omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/adminui/page/controller/systemadmin/accounts/AccountPageController.java of the component Account Setup Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.5.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 702fbfdac7c4418f23bb5f6452482b4a88020061. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216918 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.	Admin Ui Module
CVE-2020-36635	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS Appointment Scheduling Module XSS in validateFieldName 1.12.x A vulnerability was found in OpenMRS Appointment Scheduling Module up to 1.12.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function validateFieldName of the file api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointmentscheduling/validator/AppointmentTypeValidator.java. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.13.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 34213c3f6ea22df427573076fb62744694f601d8. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216915.	Appointment Scheduling Module
CVE-2021-4291	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS Admin UI Module XSS before 1.6.0 A vulnerability was found in OpenMRS Admin UI Module up to 1.5.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file omod/src/main/webapp/pages/metadata/locations/location.gsp. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.6.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is a7eefb5f69f6c50a3bffcb138bb8ea57cb41a9b6. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216916.	Admin Ui Module
CVE-2021-4292	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS Admin UI Mod 1.4.x XSS via Manage Privilege Page A vulnerability was found in OpenMRS Admin UI Module up to 1.4.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file omod/src/main/webapp/pages/metadata/privileges/privilege.gsp of the component Manage Privilege Page. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.5.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 4f8565425b7c74128dec9ca46dfbb9a3c1c24911. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216917 was assigned to this vulnerability.	Admin Ui Module
CVE-2022-4727	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS AppSched Module XSS (VDB-216741) Pre 1.17.0 NotesHandler A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenMRS Appointment Scheduling Module up to 1.16.x. This affects the function getNotes of the file api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointmentscheduling/AppointmentRequest.java of the component Notes Handler. The manipulation of the argument notes leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.17.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 2ccbe39c020809765de41eeb8ee4c70b5ec49cc8. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216741 was assigned to this vulnerability.	Appointment Scheduling Module
CVE-2021-4289	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS RefApp <2.12 XSS via User App Page (AppId) A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenMRS openmrs-module-referenceapplication up to 2.11.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function post of the file omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/referenceapplication/page/controller/UserAppPageController.java of the component User App Page. The manipulation of the argument AppId leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.12.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 0410c091d46eed3c132fe0fcafe5964182659f74. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216883.	Reference Application
CVE-2021-4288	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS RefApp XSS in userApp.gsp v2.11.x - Fixed in 2.12.0 A vulnerability was found in OpenMRS openmrs-module-referenceapplication up to 2.11.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file omod/src/main/webapp/pages/userApp.gsp. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.12.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 35f81901a4cb925747a9615b8706f5079d2196a1. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216881 was assigned to this vulnerability.	Reference Application
CVE-2021-4284	Dec 27, 2022	OpenMRS HTML Form Entry UI Framework Module XSS in 1.x (pre-2.0.0) A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenMRS HTML Form Entry UI Framework Integration Module up to 1.x. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.0.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 811990972ea07649ae33c4b56c61c3b520895f07. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216873 was assigned to this vulnerability.	Htmlformentryui
CVE-2021-43094	May 10, 2022	An SQL Injection vulnerability exists in OpenMRS Reference Application Standalone Edition <=2.11 and Platform Standalone Edition <=2.4.0 An SQL Injection vulnerability exists in OpenMRS Reference Application Standalone Edition <=2.11 and Platform Standalone Edition <=2.4.0 via GET requests on arbitrary parameters in patient.page.	Openmrs Reference Application
CVE-2022-23612	Feb 22, 2022	OpenMRS is a patient-based medical record system focusing on giving providers a free customizable electronic medical record system OpenMRS is a patient-based medical record system focusing on giving providers a free customizable electronic medical record system. Affected versions are subject to arbitrary file exfiltration due to failure to sanitize request when satisfying GET requests for `/images` & `/initfilter/scripts`. This can allow an attacker to access any file on a system running OpenMRS that is accessible to the user id OpenMRS is running under. Affected implementations should update to the latest patch version of OpenMRS Core for the minor version they use. These are: 2.1.5, 2.2.1, 2.3.5, 2.4.5 and 2.5.3. As a general rule, this vulnerability is already mitigated by Tomcat's URL normalization in Tomcat 7.0.28+. Users on older versions of Tomcat should consider upgrading their Tomcat instance as well as their OpenMRS instance.	Openmrs
CVE-2020-24621	Sep 25, 2020	A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the htmlformentry (aka HTML Form Entry) module before 3.11.0 for OpenMRS A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the htmlformentry (aka HTML Form Entry) module before 3.11.0 for OpenMRS. By leveraging path traversal, a malicious Velocity Template Language file could be written to a directory. This file could then be accessed and executed.	Htmlformentry
CVE-2020-5728	Apr 17, 2020	OpenMRS 2.9 and prior copies "Referrer" header values into an html element named "redirectUrl" within many webpages (such as login.htm) OpenMRS 2.9 and prior copies "Referrer" header values into an html element named "redirectUrl" within many webpages (such as login.htm). There is insufficient validation for this parameter, which allows for the possibility of cross-site scripting.	Openmrs
CVE-2020-5733	Apr 17, 2020	In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, the export functionality of the Data Exchange Module does not properly redirect to a login page when an unauthenticated user attempts to access it. This allows the export of potentially sensitive information.	Openmrs
CVE-2020-5732	Apr 17, 2020	In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, he import functionality of the Data Exchange Module does not properly redirect to a login page when an unauthenticated user attempts to access it. This allows unauthenticated users to use a feature typically restricted to administrators.	Openmrs
CVE-2020-5731	Apr 17, 2020	In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, the app parameter for the ActiveVisit's page is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.	Openmrs
CVE-2020-5730	Apr 17, 2020	In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, the sessionLocation parameter for the login page is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.	Openmrs
CVE-2020-5729	Apr 17, 2020	In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, the UI Framework Error Page reflects arbitrary, user-supplied input back to the browser, which can result in XSS In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, the UI Framework Error Page reflects arbitrary, user-supplied input back to the browser, which can result in XSS. Any page that is able to trigger a UI Framework Error is susceptible to this issue.	Openmrs
CVE-2018-19276	Mar 21, 2019	OpenMRS before 2.24.0 is affected by an Insecure Object Deserialization vulnerability OpenMRS before 2.24.0 is affected by an Insecure Object Deserialization vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary commands on the targeted system via crafted XML data in a request body.	Openmrs
CVE-2018-16521	Sep 05, 2018	An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in HTML Form Entry 3.7.0, as distributed in OpenMRS Reference Application 2.8.0.	Html Form Entry Reference Application