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Medical Center Portal Management SystemApplication · Bontrofftech

CVE-2026-2059

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 has been found in SourceCodester Medical Center Portal Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /emp_edit1.php. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the 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 · high confidence

SourceCodester Medical Center Portal Management System 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the /emp_edit1.php file. The ID parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands. This is a critical unauthenticated remote code execution-equivalent flaw given the CVSS score of 9.8.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries or prepared statements in emp_edit1.php. Apply input validation on all user-supplied parameters and implement least-privilege database accounts. Consider deploying a WAF as a temporary compensating control.

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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
Medical Center Portal Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

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
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.

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  1. Locate the vulnerable PHP file
    Search the web root directory for /emp_edit1.php file - common paths include /admin/, /employee/, or the root web directory
    Affected if The file emp_edit1.php exists in the application structure
  2. Confirm the application name and version
    Check the application's about page, readme files, or footer for version information; verify it is SourceCodester Medical Center Portal Management System version 1.0
    Affected if The application is SourceCodester Medical Center Portal Management System version 1.0
  3. Verify the ID parameter vulnerability in the code
    Open emp_edit1.php and examine how the ID parameter is handled - look for SQL queries using this parameter without parameterized queries, prepared statements, or sanitization functions like mysqli_real_escape_string
    Affected if The ID parameter is used directly in SQL queries without proper escaping, prepared statements, or input validation
  4. Confirm the application is network-accessible
    Check if the web server hosting this application is exposed to network access (internal or external) - test accessing http://target/emp_edit1.php
    Affected if The application is reachable over the network (even on internal LAN)

If emp_edit1.php exists, the application is Medical Center Portal Management System v1.0, the ID parameter is used in unsanitized SQL queries, and the application is network-accessible, then the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2026-2059.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries or prepared statements in emp_edit1.php. Apply input validation on all user-supplied parameters and implement least-privilege database accounts. Consider deploying a WAF as a temporary compensating control.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence
  1. This vulnerability is in a free PHP application from SourceCodester (sourcecodester.com) which does not have an official vendor security update mechanism or fixed release.
  2. 1. Remove the affected file /emp_edit1.php from production if not required for business operations.
  3. 2. If the file is required, implement parameterized queries (prepared statements) in the code to replace dynamic SQL construction with the ID parameter.
  4. 3. Apply input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied parameters before using them in SQL queries.
  5. 4. Apply principle of least privilege - ensure the database user used by the application has minimal required permissions.
  6. 5. Consider deploying a WAF (Web Application Firewall) as an interim mitigation layer.
  7. 6. Contact the original developer at SourceCodester to request a security patch or fixed version.
Caveat No official upgrade path available - SourceCodester does not provide versioned releases with security patches for this application

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Medical Center Portal Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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