Executive brief
A security vulnerability exists in the itsourcecode Hospital Management System, a software platform used for managing patient records and hospital operations. An attacker with basic user credentials can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to the underlying database. This could lead to the exposure of sensitive patient information, unauthorized modification of medical records, or disruption of hospital services.
Technical details
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0 within the 'editid' parameter of the /patient.php file. The application fails to properly sanitize or validate user-supplied input before incorporating it into SQL queries. An attacker with low-privileged authentication can initiate a remote attack using error-based or time-based blind SQL injection techniques. Successful exploitation allows for unauthorized database access, sensitive data exfiltration, and potential data tampering. A public exploit (PoC) using sqlmap has been disclosed. No official patch is currently documented, but remediation should involve implementing prepared statements and input validation.
Affected products
- itsourcecode Hospital Management System 1.0
Timeline
- 2026-06-02: disclosed: Vulnerability discovered and reported on GitHub by ltranquility.
- 2026-07-04: advisory: CVE-2026-14638 published.