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Medium · 5.7 CVE-2026-25220 EUVD-2026-8705

OpenEMR Messages "Show All" Not Restricted to Admins

Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0, the Message Center accepts the URL parameter `show_all=yes` and passes it to `getPnotesByUser()`, which returns all internal messages (all users’ notes). The backend does not verify that the requesting user is an administrator before honoring `show_all=yes`. The "Show All" link is also visible to non-admin users. As a result, any authenticated user can view the entire internal message list by requesting `messages.php?show_all=yes`. Version 8.0.0 patches the issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
openemr openemr < 8.0.0 —

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