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CVE-2026-8785

High
CWE-74 — Weakness Type
Published: May 18, 2026  ·  Modified: May 25, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.3
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

A flaw has been found in projectworlds hospital-management-system-in-php 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getAllPatientDetail of the file update_info.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument appointment_no can lead to sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in projectworlds hospital-management-system-in-php 1.0 affecting the GET parameter handler in update_info.php. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate the appointment_no parameter to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially exposing sensitive patient data and hospital records. With no patch available and exploit code published, this poses an immediate threat to healthcare organizations in Saudi Arabia.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 21, 2026 07:33
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Healthcare sector organizations in Saudi Arabia using this hospital management system face critical risk of patient data breach, including PHI (Protected Health Information) exposure. This impacts Ministry of Health facilities, private hospitals, and clinics. Secondary impact on ARAMCO healthcare services and STC employee health systems. Potential regulatory violations under SAMA data protection requirements and NCA cybersecurity standards. Patient privacy breaches could result in significant financial penalties and reputational damage.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Healthcare Government Health Services Private Hospitals and Clinics Pharmaceutical Medical Insurance
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Disable or restrict access to update_info.php immediately until patched
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns in appointment_no parameter
3. Conduct emergency audit of database access logs for suspicious SQL queries
4. Notify affected patients of potential data exposure per SAMA guidelines

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Contact projectworlds for emergency security patch or migrate to alternative hospital management system
2. If patch unavailable, implement input validation: whitelist numeric-only values for appointment_no
3. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements for all database interactions
4. Apply principle of least privilege to database user accounts

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Implement database activity monitoring (DAM) to detect anomalous queries
2. Enable SQL query logging and real-time alerting
3. Segment healthcare network to isolate hospital management system
4. Implement rate limiting on GET requests to update_info.php
5. Deploy IDS/IPS signatures for SQL injection attempts

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, DROP, INSERT) in appointment_no parameter
2. Alert on multiple failed database queries from single source
3. Track unusual data exfiltration patterns from patient database
4. Log all access to update_info.php with full request parameters
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تعطيل أو تقييد الوصول إلى update_info.php فوراً حتى يتم تصحيحه
2. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب أنماط حقن SQL في معامل appointment_no
3. إجراء تدقيق طوارئ لسجلات الوصول إلى قاعدة البيانات للاستعلامات المريبة
4. إخطار المرضى المتأثرين بالكشف المحتمل عن البيانات وفقاً لإرشادات SAMA

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بـ projectworlds للحصول على تصحيح أمان طوارئ أو الهجرة إلى نظام إدارة مستشفى بديل
2. إذا لم يكن التصحيح متاحاً، تطبيق التحقق من الإدخال: قائمة بيضاء للقيم الرقمية فقط لـ appointment_no
3. استخدام الاستعلامات المعاملة/البيانات المحضرة لجميع تفاعلات قاعدة البيانات
4. تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز على حسابات مستخدمي قاعدة البيانات

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تطبيق مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات للكشف عن الاستعلامات الشاذة
2. تفعيل تسجيل استعلامات SQL والتنبيهات في الوقت الفعلي
3. فصل شبكة الرعاية الصحية لعزل نظام إدارة المستشفى
4. تطبيق تحديد معدل الطلبات على طلبات GET إلى update_info.php
5. نشر توقيعات IDS/IPS لمحاولات حقن SQL

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة كلمات SQL الرئيسية (UNION, SELECT, DROP, INSERT) في معامل appointment_no
2. التنبيه على استعلامات قاعدة البيانات الفاشلة المتعددة من مصدر واحد
3. تتبع أنماط تسرب البيانات غير المعتادة من قاعدة بيانات المرضى
4. تسجيل جميع الوصول إلى update_info.php مع معاملات الطلب الكاملة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Secure coding practices ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Monitoring and logging
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 - Business Environment SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control SAMA CSF PR.DS-2 - Data Security SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information security for supplier relationships ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User endpoint devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.22 - Monitoring ISO 27001:2022 A.8.23 - Web filtering
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches PCI DSS 10.2 - Logging and monitoring
📊 CVSS Score
7.3
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityL — Low / Local
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.3
CWECWE-74
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-18
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.7
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
CWE-74
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