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CVE-2020-22171: PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 has a SQL injection vulnerability in \hms\registration.php.

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 has a SQL injection vulnerability in \hms\registration.php. Remote unauthenticated users can exploit the vulnerability to obtain database sensitive information.

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Plain-English summary

This flaw could let an unauthenticated remote user extract sensitive database information from a PHPGurukul Hospital Management System v4.0 registration page. The sources do not provide a CVSS score, patch version, or evidence of active exploitation, but unauthenticated SQL injection in a healthcare system should be treated as serious.

Executive priority

Prioritize identifying and isolating any affected deployment because the reported issue is unauthenticated and could expose patient or operational database data. Business urgency is high if the application is public-facing or handles sensitive healthcare records.

Technical view

CVE-2020-22171 is described as SQL injection in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 at /hms/registration.php. The reported impact is remote unauthenticated access to sensitive database information. The public source bundle does not identify parameters, CWE, CVSS metrics, or a vendor advisory.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely where PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 is deployed and /hms/registration.php is reachable by unauthenticated users. The bundle does not provide CPEs, deployment prevalence, or vendor-maintained affected-version ranges.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. The cited GitHub reference indicates public vulnerability information exists, but the sources do not establish active exploitation, exploit maturity, or real-world targeting.

Researcher notes

The evidence is sparse. The CVE record names one endpoint and a broad data-exposure impact, but omits vulnerable parameters, CVSS, CWE, patch details, and vendor confirmation. Avoid claiming exploitation unless new authoritative evidence appears.

Mitigation direction

  • Check PHPGurukul or maintainer guidance for a fixed release or official patch.
  • Remove public access to /hms/registration.php until remediation is confirmed.
  • Use parameterized database queries and server-side input validation where code is maintained internally.
  • Limit database account privileges used by the application.
  • Review web and database logs for suspicious registration-page activity.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether PHPGurukul Hospital Management System v4.0 is in use.
  • Verify whether /hms/registration.php is internet-accessible without authentication.
  • Review registration.php database query handling for unsafe input concatenation.
  • Check asset inventory for test, staging, and forgotten deployments.
  • Confirm remediation through code review or vendor-supported upgrade evidence.
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Confidence
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