CVE-2026-13578
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 flaw has been discovered in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /patientdetail.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument editid results in sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may 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 · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL commands via the editid parameter in /patientdetail.php. This could enable unauthorized data access, modification, or potential administrative database compromise.
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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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Identify if itsourcecode Hospital Management System is installedLocate the web application's root directory and check for files or identifiers indicating this specific system (e.g., check for 'patientdetail.php', 'hospital', or itsourcecode branding in source code or page footers)Affected if The application is itsourcecode Hospital Management System version 1.0 or the patientdetail.php file exists in the web root
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Verify patientdetail.php exists and is accessibleCheck if /patientdetail.php exists in the web application's document root (e.g., by accessing the URL path or listing files in the web directory)Affected if The file patientdetail.php exists in the web-accessible directory
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Confirm the editid parameter is processed by patientdetail.phpReview the source code of patientdetail.php and search for usage of the 'editid' parameter (typically via $_GET['editid'] or $_POST['editid']) without prepared statements or SQL escaping functionsAffected if The editid parameter is received and used directly in SQL queries without parameterization or input sanitization
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Check for SQL injection vulnerability in editid parameterIf patientdetail.php is accessible, test the editid parameter with a benign SQL injection test string (e.g., editid=1' OR '1'='1) and observe if the application returns database errors or unexpected dataAffected if The application returns SQL syntax errors or unintended data responses when special characters are submitted in editid
If itsourcecode Hospital Management System is present with patientdetail.php and the editid parameter is handled without prepared statements, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2026-13578.
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 prepared statements/parameterized queries for the editid parameter in patientdetail.php, apply input validation, and ensure the database user follows least-privilege principles.
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