CVE-2025-9771
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 · uneditedA security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Eye Clinic Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /main/search_index_Diagnosis.php. Such manipulation of the argument Search leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
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 confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Search parameter of /main/search_index_Diagnosis.php in SourceCodester Eye Clinic Management System 1.0. The unsanitized user input is directly used in SQL queries, allowing remote attackers to manipulate database queries.
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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= 1.0CVSS 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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Locate the affected PHP fileVerify if the file /main/search_index_Diagnosis.php exists in the web root or application directory. Use file system search or check the source code deployment.Affected if The file exists in the deployed application
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Confirm the application versionCheck the installed version of Neville Eye Clinic Management System. This may be found in a VERSION file, composer.json, about page, or admin panel. Compare against version 1.0.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0
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Verify the search endpoint is accessibleCheck if the /main/search_index_Diagnosis.php endpoint is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS. Attempt to access the page directly in a browser or via curl.Affected if The endpoint responds and accepts user input through a Search parameter
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Inspect the vulnerable code patternIf you have access to the source code, open /main/search_index_Diagnosis.php and look for SQL query construction that uses the Search parameter directly without parameterized queries, prepared statements, or input sanitization.Affected if The code shows direct concatenation of the Search parameter into SQL queries without sanitization or parameterization
You are affected if Neville Eye Clinic Management System version 1.0 is deployed, the file /main/search_index_Diagnosis.php exists, and the Search parameter is used in SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements.
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 dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized statements or prepared statements. Additionally, implement input validation and consider deploying a WAF as a defense-in-depth measure.
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