Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE reports that PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System v1 may fail to invalidate sessions after a password change, leaving an old session usable. That can enable account session takeover if a session is already exposed. The source bundle does not identify a vendor patch or confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority only where this specific application is deployed. For healthcare appointment systems, account compromise can disrupt operations and trust, but evidence of active exploitation or a named patch is not provided.
Technical view
The record names /doctor/change-password.php and describes improper session invalidation leading to session hijacking. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5 high, network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction. The vector records availability impact only, which is inconsistent with the stated session-hijacking impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System v1, especially internet-facing doctor portals. Structured affected-product data is incomplete and lists n/a, so teams should verify deployments directly.
Exploitation context
No CISA KEV listing is present, and the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation. The GitHub reference may contain public vulnerability details, so assume attacker awareness is possible without treating exploitation as proven.
Researcher notes
The record has evidence gaps: affected CPEs are absent, CWE-20 may not match session invalidation, and CVSS impact conflicts with the session-hijacking description. Validate against the GitHub reference and upstream project before broad claims.
Mitigation direction
- Check PHPGurukul or project guidance for an official fix or supported upgrade.
- Invalidate all active sessions after password changes and logout events.
- Regenerate session identifiers after authentication state changes.
- Reduce exposure of doctor/admin portals where operationally possible.
- Monitor for unusual concurrent sessions or unexpected session reuse.
Validation and detection
- Identify whether PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System v1 is deployed.
- Review /doctor/change-password.php behavior in a controlled test environment.
- Confirm old authenticated sessions become unusable after password change.
- Check access logs for suspicious session reuse patterns.
- Document whether any vendor patch or workaround is available.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
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7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/VasilVK/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2025-50493CVE reference, mitre
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