CVE-2023-4176Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated database manipulation via unneutralized time parameter

Published Aug 6, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

SQL injection in appointmentapproval.php in SourceCodester Hospital Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter SQL queries. The script processes the attacker-controlled time parameter without neutralizing SQL syntax before using it in a database query. A low-privileged application session is required, and the resulting query manipulation can read or modify database data or interrupt database-backed operations.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.83%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in appointmentapproval.php in SourceCodester Hospital Management System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter SQL queries. The script processes the attacker-controlled time parameter without neutralizing SQL syntax before using it in a database query. A low-privileged application session is required, and the resulting query manipulation can read or modify database data or interrupt database-backed operations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-4176
Published
Aug 6, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Online Movie Ticket Booking System
Product
Hospital Management System
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Online Movie Ticket Booking System · Hospital Management Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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