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Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-22175 is a reported SQL injection issue in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0. The public record says unauthenticated remote users may obtain sensitive database information through a reporting page. No CVSS score, official patch, or active exploitation evidence is provided in the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation if this hospital management system is internet-facing or stores patient, staff, or operational records. The issue could expose sensitive database content, but available public evidence lacks severity scoring and official fix details.
Technical view
The reported vulnerable component is /hms/admin/betweendates-detailsreports.php in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0. The weakness is described as SQL injection enabling database information disclosure. The source bundle does not provide CWE mapping, CVSS metrics, affected CPEs, exploit status, or vendor remediation details.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to deployments of PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 where the affected hms admin reporting page is reachable, especially from the internet. The CVE metadata does not identify broader product versions or CPEs.
Exploitation context
The source bundle describes remote unauthenticated exploitation for sensitive database access, but does not cite CISA KEV inclusion, active exploitation, or exploitation in the wild. Treat exposure seriously, but do not assume active attacks without additional evidence.
Researcher notes
The CVE record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, vendor fix, or KEV signal is included. The GitHub reference appears to be the main technical source. Validate findings defensively and avoid relying on unconfirmed affected-version assumptions beyond v4.0.
Mitigation direction
- Check PHPGurukul or project guidance for an official fixed release or advisory.
- Restrict public access to the affected hms admin reporting page.
- Remove or disable the vulnerable report page if it is not business-critical.
- Use least-privilege database credentials for the application account.
- Monitor web and database logs for suspicious report-page activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems running PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0.
- Confirm whether /hms/admin/betweendates-detailsreports.php exists and is reachable.
- Review the report page code for parameterized database queries.
- Check logs for unusual requests to the affected report page.
- Confirm the application database account cannot read unnecessary sensitive tables.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/itodaro/PHPGurukul_Hospital_Management_System4.0_cveCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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