CVE-2019-3966
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the...
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the foreign_id parameter. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's session.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the foreign_id parameter. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's session.
- Record
CVE-2019-3966- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the foreign_id parameter. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's session.
- Record
CVE-2019-3966- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13573 No score
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the foreign_id parameter. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's session.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13573- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqwh-57c2-q4rh
6.1
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the...
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the foreign_id parameter. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's session.
- Record
GHSA-vqwh-57c2-q4rh- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, controller.php contains a reflected XSS vulnerability in the foreign_id parameter. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's session.
- Record
CVE-2019-3966- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-3966 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Open-emr Openemr, published August 20, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.