Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw affects Hospital Management System V4.0 and could let an already authenticated admin extract database information through a vulnerable Doctor Specialization field. The business concern is confidentiality of patient, staff, or operational data. Risk is limited by the high-privilege requirement, but compromise or misuse of an admin account could make the impact serious.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted confidentiality risk, not an internet-wide emergency. Prioritize if this system stores sensitive healthcare data, is externally reachable, or has shared or weak admin accounts.
Technical view
CVE-2020-26630 is a time-based SQL injection in the Doctor Specialization field under the Go to Doctors tab after admin login. CVSS 3.1 is 4.9 with network access, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running Hospital Management System V4.0 with accessible admin functionality. The source bundle does not identify a vendor CPE, hosting model, default deployment pattern, or specific patched versions.
Exploitation context
The cited description says exploitation requires admin login and a crafted input in the Doctor Specialization field. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the record identifies the vulnerable field and privilege requirement, but not affected CPEs, vendor ownership, patch status, or exploitation telemetry. Validate against local deployments before escalating severity.
Mitigation direction
- Confirm whether Hospital Management System V4.0 is in use anywhere.
- Check vendor or project guidance for patched releases or remediation instructions.
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks and named accounts.
- Review admin accounts for least privilege and remove stale access.
- If maintaining code, use parameterized queries and server-side validation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory internet-facing and internal deployments of Hospital Management System V4.0.
- Verify whether the Doctor Specialization admin workflow exists.
- Review application and database logs for unusual admin query behavior.
- Check whether admin access is protected by MFA and network restrictions.
- Run only authorized, non-destructive validation in a test environment.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.23.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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