Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-1061 is a SQL injection flaw in SourceCodester Doctors Appointment System 1.0. An authenticated remote user could manipulate doctor-editing input and affect database confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Public exploit material exists, but the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a focused but real business risk if the application is deployed. Prioritize inventory and access restriction first, then determine whether vendor or local code remediation is available.
Technical view
The issue affects /admin/edit-doc.php in SourceCodester Doctors Appointment System 1.0. The email/oldmail arguments are reported to permit SQL injection. CVSS v2 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, and single authentication required. The CVE maps to CWE-89 and CWE-74.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running SourceCodester Doctors Appointment System 1.0, especially where the admin area is reachable by untrusted users or weakly controlled accounts.
Exploitation context
The exploit has been publicly disclosed according to the source bundle. However, KEV is false and the cited material does not establish active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Sources identify authenticated remote SQL injection in edit-doc.php through email/oldmail. Public exploit material is referenced, but no source here confirms active exploitation or a vendor patch. Avoid assuming broader SourceCodester products are affected.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any SourceCodester Doctors Appointment System 1.0 deployments.
- Restrict access to the admin interface to trusted users and networks.
- Check SourceCodester or project maintainers for update or patch guidance.
- If maintaining code locally, remediate SQL injection with parameterized database access.
- Review admin account hygiene and remove unnecessary privileged users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether /admin/edit-doc.php exists in deployed instances.
- Verify the deployed product and version match Doctors Appointment System 1.0.
- Review application code handling email and oldmail database queries.
- Check web and application logs for unusual admin edit-doc.php activity.
- Confirm admin routes are not publicly reachable without authentication.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-74: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P86.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
6.5MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- VDB-221825 | SourceCodester Doctors Appointment System edit-doc.php sql injectionCVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-221825 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- Submit #95223 | Sql injection exists for oldmail parameter of edoc doctor appointment systemCVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/E1CHO/cve_hub/blob/main/edoc%20doctor%20appointment%20system/edoc%20doctor%20appointment%20system%20vlun4.pdfCVE reference · exploit
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/CVE reference · product
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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