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SQL InjectionWeakness · CWE-89

CVE-2025-69943

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-29
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 3 weeks old

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 · unedited
kishan0725 Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerale to SQL Injection in get_doctor.php via the parameters doctor and specilizationid.

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 · high confidence

SQL Injection vulnerability in kishan0725 Hospital Management System 4.0's get_doctor.php allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the 'doctor' and 'specilizationid' parameters. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries, potentially exposing sensitive patient data, modifying records, or escalating to OS-level access.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries in get_doctor.php for both 'doctor' and 'specilizationid' parameters, and perform a broader code audit to identify and remediate similar SQL injection vulnerabilities throughout the application.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Hospital Management System 4.0 is installed
    Locate the application by searching for typical hospital management system files or directories. Look for index.php, admin login pages, or any files containing 'hospital' in the path. Check your web server document root for a PHP application named 'Hospital Management System' or similar.
    Affected if The application kishan0725 Hospital Management System version 4.0 is present on the server.
  2. Locate the vulnerable get_doctor.php file
    Search the web server directories for the file named get_doctor.php. Common paths may include /admin/, /patient/, or /php/ subdirectories. Use a file search command: find /path/to/webroot -name 'get_doctor.php'
    Affected if The file get_doctor.php exists in the application directory.
  3. Verify the file uses dynamic SQL queries
    Open get_doctor.php in a text editor or view its contents. Search for SQL query patterns that concatenate user input directly into query strings, such as SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements using variables like $_GET['doctor'] or $_GET['specilizationid'] without prepare() or parameterized query methods.
    Affected if The code contains SQL queries that directly incorporate the 'doctor' or 'specilizationid' GET parameters without using prepared statements or input sanitization.
  4. Confirm the vulnerable parameters are exposed
    Check the get_doctor.php code to verify it processes GET or POST requests for parameters named 'doctor' and 'specilizationid'. Look for code that retrieves these values using $_REQUEST, $_GET, or $_POST and uses them in database queries.
    Affected if The application accepts and processes 'doctor' or 'specilizationid' parameters from user requests for use in SQL queries.
  5. Test for SQL injection susceptibility
    If you have access to a testing environment, attempt to inject SQL syntax into the 'doctor' and 'specilizationid' parameters via a GET request to get_doctor.php (e.g., get_doctor.php?doctor=test' OR '1'='1). Observe whether the application returns database errors or unexpected data.
    Affected if The application returns SQL syntax errors or unintended query results when special characters are submitted in these parameters.

A user is affected if kishan0725 Hospital Management System 4.0 is installed and the get_doctor.php file exists with unparameterized SQL queries using the 'doctor' or 'specilizationid' parameters.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries in get_doctor.php for both 'doctor' and 'specilizationid' parameters, and perform a broader code audit to identify and remediate similar SQL injection vulnerabilities throughout the application.

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