{"id":64028,"date":"2025-08-13T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:08:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-30T18:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T00:48:32","slug":"cve-2023-41528-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-hospital-management-system-v4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41528-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-hospital-management-system-v4\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2023-41528: SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Hospital Management System v4<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world of cybersecurity is an ever-evolving field fraught with hidden dangers, and this post aims to highlight one such peril. The vulnerability in question, CVE-2023-41528, is a critical flaw that impacts the Hospital Management System v4. As hospitals rely heavily on these systems to manage patient data, scheduling, billing, and more, this vulnerability could potentially lead<\/a> to severe implications regarding data privacy and security.
\nThe vulnerability has been identified as a set of SQL Injection<\/a> points in the contact.php section of the system, specifically through the txtname, txtphone, and txtmail parameters. Given the high CVSS severity score of 9.8, this vulnerability is of grave concern, emphasizing the urgent need for awareness and mitigation.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2023-41528
\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Hospital Management System<\/a> | v4<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability lies in the contact.php section of the Hospital Management System<\/a> v4, which fails to sanitize user input properly for the txtname, txtphone, and txtmail parameters. As a result, an attacker can insert malicious SQL code into these parameters, leading to SQL Injection<\/a>. The attacker can manipulate the SQL queries running on the database, potentially gaining unauthorized access<\/a>, modifying, or deleting critical data.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n

POST \/contact.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: targethospital.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ntxtname='; DROP TABLE patients; --&txtphone=1234567890&txtmail=test@test.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
In the above example, the attacker injects a SQL command<\/a> (`DROP TABLE patients;`) into the `txtname` parameter. If the system does not correctly sanitize this input, it could lead to data loss or compromise<\/a>.<\/p>\n
How to Mitigate<\/strong><\/p>\n
The most effective way to mitigate this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch. Until the patch is applied, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure. Furthermore, improving input validation and sanitization practices can significantly reduce the risk of SQL Injection<\/a> attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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