CVE-2025-57254
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in Karthikg1908 Hospital Management System 1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries through login fields, potentially bypassing authentication and accessing sensitive medical data. All deployments of HMS 1.0 are affected, particularly those exposed to untrusted networks.
💻 Affected Systems
- Karthikg1908 Hospital Management System
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to exposure of all patient records, medical histories, and administrative credentials, with potential for privilege escalation to system-level access.
Likely Case
Authentication bypass allowing unauthorized access to patient data, modification of medical records, and potential account takeover of hospital staff accounts.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing SQL injection, though other vulnerabilities may still exist.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires no authentication and uses common SQL injection techniques against login endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch exists. Replace vulnerable files with secure versions implementing parameterized queries or use prepared statements.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allAdd server-side input validation to reject SQL special characters in username and password fields.
Web Application Firewall Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting login endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the HMS system behind a firewall with strict network access controls
- Implement multi-factor authentication and monitor for suspicious login attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test login forms with SQL injection payloads like ' OR '1'='1 in username/password fields and observe if authentication bypass occurs.Check Version:
Check the version number in the application's admin panel or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt SQL injection payloads after remediation; successful login should only occur with valid credentials.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL special characters
- Successful logins from unusual IP addresses or user agents
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to user-login.php or index.php containing SQL keywords like UNION, SELECT, OR
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/user-login.php" OR uri="/index.php") AND (request_body CONTAINS "' OR" OR request_body CONTAINS "' UNION" OR request_body CONTAINS "' SELECT")