What is CVE-2025-69231?

CVE-2025-69231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2025-69231?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

XSS in Open-Emr Openemr

CVE-2025-69231

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0, a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the GAD-7 anxiety assessment form allows authenticated users with clinician privileges to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when other users view the form. This enables session hijacking, account takeover, and privilege escalation from clinician to administrator. Version 8.0.0 fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.036 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Open-emr Openemr
Openemr — versions < 8.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-69231?: CVE-2025-69231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-69231?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.