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InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-13579

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-29
Mitigation only
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click 7 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
A weakness has been identified in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /patientchangepassword.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument newpassword can lead to sql injection. The attack may be launched 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 · moderate confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to manipulate the newpassword parameter in /patientchangepassword.php to inject arbitrary SQL queries. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries in the password change functionality enables database compromise.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries in patientchangepassword.php, implement proper input validation for the newpassword parameter, and apply vendor security patches when available.

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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 checks

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  1. Confirm itsourcecode Hospital Management System is installed
    Locate the application installation directory and identify if it is the itsourcecode Hospital Management System. Common paths may include web server document roots such as /var/www/html/, /www/html/, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\. Look for application files or metadata indicating this specific product.
    Affected if The system is running itsourcecode Hospital Management System version 1.0 or other unpatched versions.
  2. Verify patientchangepassword.php exists and is accessible
    Check for the presence of the file patientchangepassword.php within the web application directory, typically under a /patient/ or similar path. Attempt to access it via HTTP/HTTPS to confirm it is reachable.
    Affected if The file patientchangepassword.php exists and is accessible via the web server.
  3. Inspect patientchangepassword.php source code for SQL injection vulnerability
    Open patientchangepassword.php in a text editor or via command line. Search for SQL query construction related to the newpassword parameter. Look for patterns where the newpassword value is concatenated directly into a SQL string without using prepared statements, parameterized queries, or proper escaping.
    Affected if The source code shows the newpassword parameter being used in dynamic SQL queries without parameterized queries, prepared statements, or input sanitization.
  4. Check for lack of input validation on newpassword parameter
    Within patientchangepassword.php, examine how the newpassword parameter is handled before being used in database operations. Look for absence of validation functions, type checking, or sanitization routines that would filter or escape special characters.
    Affected if No input validation, sanitization, or escaping is performed on the newpassword parameter before it is used in SQL queries.
  5. Confirm the application version
    Check version information for the Hospital Management System. Look for a version file, footer text, admin panel version display, or any version indicator within the application files.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.0 or falls within any unpatched version range of itsourcecode Hospital Management System.

A system is affected if it runs itsourcecode Hospital Management System with patientchangepassword.php accessible and the source code of that file contains direct SQL concatenation using the newpassword parameter without parameterized queries or input sanitization.

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 patientchangepassword.php, implement proper input validation for the newpassword parameter, and apply vendor security patches when available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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