# CVE-2023-4440: SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices appointment.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in appointment.php to read or modify database contents in the hospital management system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 20 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3p92-26vx-7f7j

## What is CVE-2023-4440?

CVE-2023-4440 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices, published on 20 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file appointment.php. The manipulation of the argument sheduledate leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-237561 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4440?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices Project Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices

- [CVE-2023-5587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5587/): SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices Parameter doctors.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4442/): SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices booking-complete.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4443/): SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices edit-doc.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4444/): SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices edit-user.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4441/): SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices appointment.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4440 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4440 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices, published on 20 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Free Hospital Management System for Small Practices. 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-2023-4440/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4440/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4440
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4440
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4440

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.