# CVE-2025-13122: SQL injection in Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the appointment check-in API to read or modify database records.

- **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/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 13 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xfjf-9232-26p7

## What is CVE-2025-13122?

CVE-2025-13122 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System, published on 13 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System 1.0. The affected element is the function getPatientAppointment of the file /php/api_patient_checkin.php. Performing manipulation of the argument appointmentID results in sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13122?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pamzey Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-13122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System

- [CVE-2025-64081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64081/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-3817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3817/): SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System patient-search.php improper authorization (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-13248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13248/): SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System api_patient_schedule.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-63718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63718/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2026-3724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3724/): SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System checkin.php improper authorization (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13122 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13122 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System, published on 13 Nov 2025. 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-2025-13122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue 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-2025-13122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13122/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13122
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13122
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13122

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13122/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.