CVE-2020-29168: SQL Injection vulnerability in Projectworlds Online Doctor Appointment Booking System, allows attackers to gai

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEWATCHLISTDOWNGRADE

CVE-2020-29168 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting online doctor appointment booking system php and mysql. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 31%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2023-02-17
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: online doctor appointment booking system php and mysql project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-02-17 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:11 UTCUpdated Record last modified

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

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql || rpm -q online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql || online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql sudo apt install online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql sudo dnf downgrade online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add online-doctor-appointment-booking-system-php-and-mysql

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-29168?

online doctor appointment booking system php and mysql: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-29168 being exploited?

CVE-2020-29168 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-29168 affect?

CVE-2020-29168 affects online doctor appointment booking system php and mysql. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). 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.

How urgent is CVE-2020-29168?

Priority 67/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action; On your watchlist

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities · MySQL vulnerabilities

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