# CVE-2026-102842: gedelumbung HospitalManagement unrestricted file upload in KCFinder

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-102842-a-vulnerability-was-identified-in-gedelumbung-hospitalmanagement  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-30. Updated: 2026-09-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-102842 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.3 · Published 2026-09-30

HospitalManagement is a web-based hospital management system that includes a KCFinder file manager component. An authenticated user can upload executable files (such as PHP variants) to a web-accessible directory, allowing remote code execution on the server. An attacker with valid hospital staff credentials can compromise the entire system, access patient data, and establish persistent access.

Technologies: [Gedelumbung HospitalManagement](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/hospitalmanagement). Vendors: [Gedelumbung](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/gedelumbung).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-102842 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-102842 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-102842?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.3, published 30 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Gedelumbung HospitalManagement up to c2d45543789a3887067d3915f69d44cfc2cf76a8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-102842?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-102842 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-102842?** Check whether you run Gedelumbung HospitalManagement at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability exists in app_user_login_model.php::cekUserLogin(), which enables KCFinder for all authenticated users by setting $_SESSION['ADMIN_RS_KCFINDER']['disabled']=false. The denylist in KCFinder config.php omits dangerous extensions (.php5, .pht, .phar, .inc, .htm, .htaccess), and uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory with no MIME-type or content verification. An authenticated attacker can upload a PHP-variant shell and execute arbitrary code under the web server user account. No patch has been released; the project is maintained via rolling releases with no versioning scheme.

## Affected products

- gedelumbung HospitalManagement up to c2d45543789a3887067d3915f69d44cfc2cf76a8

## Timeline

- 2026-08-25: disclosed: Issue #8 reported on GitHub
- 2026-09-30: advisory: CVE-2026-102842 published on NVD

## References

- [https://github.com/gedelumbung/HospitalManagement/](https://github.com/gedelumbung/HospitalManagement/)
- [https://github.com/gedelumbung/HospitalManagement/issues/8](https://github.com/gedelumbung/HospitalManagement/issues/8)

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