{"id":64026,"date":"2025-08-13T13:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:07:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T05:55:36","slug":"cve-2023-41526-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-hospital-management-system-v4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41526-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-hospital-management-system-v4\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-41526: High-Risk SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Hospital Management System v4<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this post, we will be discussing the discovery and implications of a serious vulnerability in the Hospital Management System v4, specifically identified as CVE-2023-41526. This vulnerability is notably severe due to its potential for system compromise and data leakage, posing a significant risk to the healthcare sector, which relies heavily on the integrity and confidentiality of patient data.<br \/>\nGiven the high CVSS severity score of 9.8, it&#8217;s clear that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20217-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-snort-3-detection-engine-of-cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76981\">vulnerability poses a significant threat<\/a>. The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72139\">potential system<\/a> compromise, and could disrupt critical operations in the hospital management system, hence the importance of this discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-41526<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74210\">System compromise<\/a> or leakage of sensitive data<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-226429039\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41530-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-hospital-management-system-v4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75893\">Hospital Management System<\/a> | v4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52239-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-zkeacms-v4-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74576\">vulnerability exists in the func1.php file<\/a> of the Hospital Management System v4. The username3 and password3 parameters are not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, leading to a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71903\">SQL Injection vulnerability<\/a>. This could allow an attacker to alter these parameters to execute arbitrary SQL commands, manipulate the database, and gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72557\">unauthorized access to sensitive data<\/a> or even complete control of the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-965945895\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51535-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-austrian-archaeological-institute-s-openatlas\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73974\">vulnerability might be exploited using a malicious SQL<\/a> payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/func1.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: targethospital.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername3=test&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --&amp; password3=pass<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker tries to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26186-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-opensis-v-9-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71977\">inject a SQL<\/a> statement (&#8216;; DROP TABLE users; &#8211;) into the username3 parameter. If successful, this would lead to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42916-high-impact-database-table-deletion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88675\">deletion of the &#8216;users&#8217; table in the database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best course of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7734-critical-gitlab-ce-ee-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-actions-by-attackers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79518\">action to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as possible. If this is not immediately possible, a temporary solution would be to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block malicious activities. Additionally, it&#8217;s also crucial to enforce proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47982-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-windows-storage-vsp-driver-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75552\">input validation and sanitization techniques to prevent similar vulnerabilities<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this post, we will be discussing the discovery and implications of a serious vulnerability in the Hospital Management System v4, specifically identified as CVE-2023-41526. 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