Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Care2x 2.7 Alpha has a reported SQL injection issue in a nursing-station page. If an exposed system is vulnerable, attackers could potentially interfere with database queries and risk patient or operational data. The public record does not provide CVSS scoring, confirmed active exploitation, or a vendor fix.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for immediate discovery and containment if Care2x is used in clinical environments. The absence of a CVSS score does not reduce concern because SQL injection against hospital software can affect sensitive data and operations.
Technical view
CVE-2021-36351 describes SQL injection through the pday, pmonth, and pyear GET parameters sent to /modules/nursing/nursing-station.php in Care2x Open Source Hospital Information Management 2.7 Alpha. The source bundle lists public references, including Exploit-DB, but does not identify CWE, CVSS, authentication requirements, patch status, or confirmed exploitation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Care2x Open Source Hospital Information Management 2.7 Alpha is deployed and the nursing-station route is reachable. Internet-facing healthcare systems deserve urgent review because the affected component relates to hospital operations and database-backed data.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV, so active exploitation is not confirmed by the provided sources. However, a public Exploit-DB reference exists, which increases practical risk for reachable vulnerable deployments. No exploit steps are provided here.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and listed public references. The affected version is specifically named as Care2x 2.7 Alpha, but the bundle’s affected metadata is incomplete. Patch status, exploit reliability, prerequisites, and impact scope are not established in the provided sources.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Care2x 2.7 Alpha deployments and restrict external access immediately.
- Check Care2x or maintainer guidance for patches or supported upgrade paths.
- Review web application firewall rules for suspicious requests to the nursing-station route.
- Harden database account privileges used by the application.
- Monitor logs for unusual access to the affected GET parameters.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems running Care2x and confirm exact version information.
- Check whether /modules/nursing/nursing-station.php is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review access logs for requests containing pday, pmonth, or pyear parameters.
- Verify whether vendor or maintainer remediation has been applied.
- Assess database logs for abnormal query errors or unexpected access patterns.
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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50165CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://securityforeveryone.com/blog/care2x-hospital-information-management-system-0-day-vulnerability-cve-2021-36351CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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