Cyber Resilience

CVE-2020-29168

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 17 February 2023

Published
17 February 2023
Modified
19 March 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0034 57.1th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2020-29168 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Online Doctor Appointment Booking System Php And Mysql Project Online Doctor Appointment Booking System Php And Mysql. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 42.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

SQL Injection vulnerability in Projectworlds Online Doctor Appointment Booking System, allows attackers to gain sensitive information via the q parameter to the getuser.php endpoint.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

online doctor appointment booking system php and mysql project
online doctor appointment booking system php and mysql
1.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References