CVE-2022-38637
Published: 13 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-38637 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Hospital Management System Project Hospital Management System. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
Hospital Management System v1.0 contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-38637 and assigned CWE-89, that affect the Username and Password parameters on the login page. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors that require no authentication or user interaction and can result in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can supply crafted input through the login form to manipulate backend SQL queries, enabling arbitrary database access, data exfiltration, or modification of records stored by the system. The provided references consist of general OWASP guidance on SQL injection and a demonstration video, without vendor-specific advisories or patch details for Hospital Management System v1.0.
The associated EPSS score reached a peak of 0.3922 and currently stands at 0.3141.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-41214
Vulnerability details
Hospital Management System v1.0 was discovered to contain multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities via the Username and Password parameters on the Login page.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.