CVE-2026-13532
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 weakness has been identified in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /departmentDoctor.php. This manipulation of the argument deptid causes sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the deptid parameter in /departmentDoctor.php.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Confirm Hospital Management System installationLocate itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0 in your environment. Check web root directories for the application files, or query your software inventory system for this specific product.Affected if The application is not installed, the vulnerability does not apply.
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Verify vulnerable file existsLocate the file /departmentDoctor.php within the web application directory structure. This is the file containing the vulnerable code.Affected if The file does not exist, the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
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Check deptid parameter accessibilityIdentify if the /departmentDoctor.php script accepts user-supplied input via the deptid HTTP parameter (GET or POST). Review the application's routing to confirm this endpoint is reachable.Affected if The deptid parameter is not processed by the application, the injection point does not exist.
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Inspect SQL query implementationExamine the source code of /departmentDoctor.php and locate the SQL query that utilizes the deptid parameter. Determine whether the query is constructed dynamically using string concatenation or direct parameter insertion.Affected if The query uses parameterized queries (prepared statements) with bound parameters, the vulnerability is mitigated.
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Compare installed version to affected rangeCheck the installed version of itsourcecode Hospital Management System. If version 1.0 is confirmed, it falls within the affected version range.Affected if The installed version is newer than 1.0 or has applied a fix that implements parameterized queries, the vulnerability may not be present.
If itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0 is deployed, the /departmentDoctor.php file exists, and the deptid parameter is processed without parameterized queries, the environment is affected by CVE-2026-13532.
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 queries (prepared statements) for the deptid parameter and implement input validation.
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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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