# CVE-2020-22166: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the forgot-password feature to access sensitive database information.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qw73-8h35-pwr2

## What is CVE-2020-22166?

CVE-2020-22166 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, published on 22 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 has a SQL injection vulnerability in \hms\forgot-password.php. Remote unauthenticated users can exploit the vulnerability to obtain database sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22166?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Hospital Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-22166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-22166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-22166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System

- [CVE-2025-56212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-56212/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-56214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-56214/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-51360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51360/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-26629](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26629/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-31498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31498/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-22166 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-22166 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, published on 22 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phpgurukul Hospital Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22166/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22166/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-22166
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-22166
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-22166

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