# CVE-2020-35745: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can access sensitive user data, modify records, and change admin passwords due to missing authorization checks on the admin dashboard.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3rv3-jp5p-3jhw

## What is CVE-2020-35745?

CVE-2020-35745 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, published on 7 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHPGURUKUL Hospital Management System V 4.0 does not properly restrict access to admin/dashboard.php, which allows attackers to access all data of users, doctors, patients, change admin password, get appointment history and access all session logs.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35745?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Hospital Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-35745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-35745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2020-35745 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-35745 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, published on 7 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35745 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-2020-35745/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35745/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35745
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35745
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35745

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35745/
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