CVE-2023-41526
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHospital Management System v4 was discovered to contain multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in func1.php via the username3 and password3 parameters.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerabilities in Hospital Management System v4's func1.php allow remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the username3 and password3 parameters, potentially enabling unauthorized data access, authentication bypass, or complete database compromise.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Hospital Management System installationLocate the web application directory and check for files containing 'Hospital Management System' or 'kishan0725'. Check version information in main index files, README, or configuration files.Affected if The installed version is Kishan0725 Hospital Management System version 4.0
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Locate func1.phpSearch the web root directory for func1.php file. Common paths may include /admin/, /functions/, or the main application directory.Affected if The func1.php file exists in the application directory
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Examine func1.php for vulnerable parametersOpen func1.php and search for occurrences of 'username3' and 'password3' parameters. Check how these parameters are used in database queries.Affected if The file contains SQL queries using username3 or password3 parameters without prepared statements or parameter binding
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Check for SQL injection protectionReview func1.php code around username3/password3 handling. Look for prepare(), bindParam(), or mysqli_stmt() calls. Also check for input validation functions.Affected if No parameterized queries or input validation is found for username3 and password3 parameters
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Determine network exposureCheck if the web application is accessible over network. Verify firewall rules and web server configuration.Affected if The application is accessible remotely and func1.php is reachable via HTTP/HTTPS
A user is affected if they have Kishan0725 Hospital Management System v4.0 installed with accessible func1.php containing username3/password3 parameters used in unprotected SQL queries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database interactions involving user input, apply strict input validation on username3 and password3 parameters, and enforce least-privilege database access accounts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-41526 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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