CVE-2023-5053Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authentication bypass via unparameterized login queries

Published Sep 28, 2023 · Updated Sep 23, 2024

SQL injection in Projectworlds Hospital Management System in PHP 378c157 allows remote attackers to bypass login authentication. The index.php handler passes lemail and lpassword to login(), which HTML-encodes them and interpolates them into two raw SQL statements. No account or user interaction is required; a successful request creates a session for an existing user and grants that user's application access.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Projectworlds Hospital Management System in PHP 378c157 allows remote attackers to bypass login authentication. The index.php handler passes lemail and lpassword to login(), which HTML-encodes them and interpolates them into two raw SQL statements. No account or user interaction is required; a successful request creates a session for an existing user and grants that user's application access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5053
Published
Sep 28, 2023
Updated
Sep 23, 2024
Vendor
Projectworlds
Product
Hospital Management System in PHP
Classifications
CWE-89, CAPEC-66, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2018-06-17

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Projectworlds · Hospital Management System in PHPversion=2018-06-17

Published CVSS scores

9.8Fluid AttacksCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC-66SQL Injection
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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