InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-14717

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-05
Mitigation only
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click 6 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 vulnerability was detected in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /patientlogin.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument loginid results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public 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 · moderate confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the patient login functionality of itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0. The loginid parameter in /patientlogin.php is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through the argument.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements for the loginid parameter. Implement strict input validation and consider deploying a WAF as an additional layer of defense.

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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 Hospital Management System installation
    Locate the itsourcecode Hospital Management System installation directory and identify if version 1.0 is deployed. Check for patientlogin.php in the web root or application directory.
    Affected if The system is itsourcecode Hospital Management System version 1.0 with patientlogin.php present
  2. Locate patientlogin.php
    Navigate to the web server document root and find /patientlogin.php file. Verify it exists and is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS.
    Affected if The patientlogin.php file exists and is publicly accessible
  3. Inspect loginid parameter handling
    Open patientlogin.php and search for code handling the 'loginid' POST or GET parameter. Examine how this parameter is used in SQL queries.
    Affected if The loginid parameter is directly concatenated into SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements
  4. Check for parameterized queries
    Review the database query code in patientlogin.php for use of prepared statements, parameterized queries, or input validation functions (such as mysqli_prepare, PDO::prepare, or escaping functions).
    Affected if No parameterized queries or input validation is used for the loginid parameter in SQL statements
  5. Test for SQL injection vulnerability
    Using a safe testing methodology, submit a single quote (') or common SQL injection payloads (e.g., ' OR '1'='1) in the loginid field and observe if SQL error messages are returned or if the application behaves unexpectedly.
    Affected if SQL injection payloads produce database errors or alter application behavior

You are affected if you run itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0 with accessible patientlogin.php where the loginid parameter is used in unsanitized dynamic SQL queries.

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 parameterized queries/prepared statements for the loginid parameter. Implement strict input validation and consider deploying a WAF as an additional layer of defense.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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