# CVE-2024-5362: SourceCodester Online Hospital Management System departmentDoctor.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in departmentDoctor.php to read or modify hospital data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-5362?

CVE-2024-5362 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Hospital Management System, published on 26 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SourceCodester Online Hospital Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file departmentDoctor.php. The manipulation of the argument deptid leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-266274 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5362?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Warrendaloyan Online Hospital Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5362 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5362 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5362 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5362 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Hospital Management System, published on 26 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5362 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online 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-2024-5362/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5362/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5362
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5362
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5362

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5362/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.