OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0, the session expiration check in `library/auth.inc.php` runs only when `skip_timeout_reset` is not present in the request. When `skip_timeout_reset=1` is sent, the entire block that calls `SessionTracker::isSessionExpired()` and forces logout on timeout is skipped. As a result, any request that includes this parameter (e.g. from auto-refresh pages like the Patient Flow Board) never runs the expiration check: expired sessions can continue to access data indefinitely, abandoned workstations stay active, and an attacker with a stolen session cookie can keep sending `skip_timeout_reset=1` to avoid being logged out. Version 8.0.0 fixes the issue.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:45:00 +0000
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| Description | OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0, the session expiration check in `library/auth.inc.php` runs only when `skip_timeout_reset` is not present in the request. When `skip_timeout_reset=1` is sent, the entire block that calls `SessionTracker::isSessionExpired()` and forces logout on timeout is skipped. As a result, any request that includes this parameter (e.g. from auto-refresh pages like the Patient Flow Board) never runs the expiration check: expired sessions can continue to access data indefinitely, abandoned workstations stay active, and an attacker with a stolen session cookie can keep sending `skip_timeout_reset=1` to avoid being logged out. Version 8.0.0 fixes the issue. | |
| Title | OpenEMR has Session Timeout Bypass via skip_timeout_reset | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-613 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-26T16:04:10.627Z
Reserved: 2026-02-02T16:31:35.820Z
Link: CVE-2026-25476
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-02-25T19:43:22.157
Modified: 2026-02-28T00:42:46.193
Link: CVE-2026-25476
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Updated: 2026-02-26T13:15:07Z
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