# CVE-2026-3817: SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System patient-search.php improper authorization

> Attackers can bypass authorization controls in the patient search feature to access unauthorized data in the SourceCodester Queue Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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:** 9 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qvjf-2rj3-8wrg

## What is CVE-2026-3817?

CVE-2026-3817 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System, published on 9 Mar 2026. 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. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /patient-search.php. The manipulation results in improper authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3817?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pamzey Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-3817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-3817 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-3817 exists.

## 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-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-2025-13122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13122/): SQL injection in Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System (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-2026-3817 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-3817 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System, published on 9 Mar 2026. 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-2026-3817 exists.

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-2026-3817/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3817/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3817
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3817
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3817

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3817/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.