📄 Description (English)
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Hotel Management System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /index.php/reservation/check. Such manipulation of the argument room_type leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-7506 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Hotel Management System 1.0 affecting the /index.php/reservation/check endpoint through the room_type parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.3 and public exploit disclosure, this poses immediate risk to hospitality organizations in Saudi Arabia. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls and system isolation.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 5, 2026 10:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi hospitality sector organizations (hotels, resorts, tourism companies) using SourceCodester HMS 1.0. Secondary impact on government tourism agencies, healthcare facilities with integrated booking systems, and corporate travel management systems. Risk extends to any organization managing reservations through this platform. Potential data breach of guest information, payment card data, and operational intelligence. ARAMCO corporate hospitality systems and government guest management platforms may be affected.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Hospitality & Tourism
Healthcare (facilities with booking systems)
Government (tourism and guest management)
Corporate Travel Management
Energy Sector (ARAMCO corporate hospitality)
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running SourceCodester Hotel Management System 1.0 in your environment
2. Isolate affected systems from production networks if possible, or restrict access to trusted networks only
3. Disable or restrict access to /index.php/reservation/check endpoint via WAF/firewall rules
4. Implement input validation: whitelist allowed room_type values (alphanumeric only, no special characters)
5. Apply parameterized queries/prepared statements if source code access available
DETECTION:
- Monitor logs for SQL keywords in room_type parameter: UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DROP, OR, AND, etc.
- Alert on: POST/GET requests to /index.php/reservation/check with encoded characters (%27, %22, %2D%2D)
- WAF rule: Block requests containing SQL metacharacters in room_type field
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
- Implement database activity monitoring (DAM) to detect unauthorized queries
- Apply principle of least privilege to database user accounts
- Enable database query logging and audit trails
- Consider upgrading to alternative hotel management systems with security patches
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) with SQL injection signatures
PATCHING:
- Contact SourceCodester for security updates or migrate to patched version when available
- Evaluate alternative hotel management systems with active security support
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بنظام SourceCodester Hotel Management System 1.0 في بيئتك
2. عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن، أو تقييد الوصول للشبكات الموثوقة فقط
3. تعطيل أو تقييد الوصول إلى نقطة النهاية /index.php/reservation/check عبر جدران الحماية
4. تطبيق التحقق من المدخلات: قائمة بيضاء للقيم المسموحة في room_type (أحرف وأرقام فقط)
5. تطبيق الاستعلامات المعاملة إذا كان لديك وصول لكود المصدر
الكشف:
- مراقبة السجلات عن كلمات SQL في معامل room_type: UNION, SELECT, INSERT, DROP
- تنبيهات على الطلبات المشفرة تحتوي على أحرف خاصة
- قاعدة WAF: حظر الطلبات التي تحتوي على أحرف SQL في حقل room_type
الضوابط التعويضية:
- تطبيق مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات
- تطبيق مبدأ الحد الأدنى من الامتيازات
- تفعيل تسجيل وتدقيق استعلامات قاعدة البيانات
- الترقية إلى أنظمة إدارة فنادق بديلة
- تطبيق جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب مع توقيعات حقن SQL
📋 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 - Input validation and output encoding
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-3.2 - Vulnerability management
SAMA CSF PR.DS-6 - Data security and integrity
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and analysis
SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incident response procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.3 - Segregation of duties
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2.3 - User access provisioning
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.5 - Secure coding practices
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning