CVE-2025-5359
📋 TL;DR
A critical SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Online Hospital Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in /appointment-history.php. This affects all installations of version 1.0, potentially compromising sensitive patient and hospital data.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes Online Hospital Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive patient records, appointment data, and potentially administrative credentials stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and WAF rules block malicious SQL payloads.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available on GitHub. SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly weaponized.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing parameterized queries or input validation as temporary mitigation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the ID parameter.
Depends on specific WAF platform
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to ensure ID parameter contains only numeric values.
Modify /appointment-history.php to validate $_GET['ID'] with is_numeric() or similar
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a reverse proxy with strict input validation
- Implement network segmentation to limit database access from the web server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /appointment-history.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in the ID parameter.Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection payloads no longer execute and return appropriate error messages or sanitized responses.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple requests to /appointment-history.php with suspicious ID parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in URL parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND url="/appointment-history.php" AND (id="*'*" OR id="*SELECT*" OR id="*UNION*")