CVE-2023-2824: A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Dental Clinic Appointment Reservation System 1.0

Routine

LOW 3.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-2824 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.5) affecting dental clinic appointment reservation system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Dental Clinic Appointment Reservation System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/service.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument service leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-229598 is the identifi

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.5 (Low)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 53%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2023-05-20
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: dental clinic appointment reservation system project

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-05-20 08:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:53 UTCUpdated Record last modified

dental clinic appointment reservation system project dental clinic appointment reservation system 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 dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system || rpm -q dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system || dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system --version

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

apt-cache madison dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system sudo apt install dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system

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

dnf --showduplicates list dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system sudo dnf downgrade dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add dental-clinic-appointment-reservation-system

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-2023-2824?

dental clinic appointment reservation system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-2824 being exploited?

CVE-2023-2824 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-2023-2824 affect?

CVE-2023-2824 affects dental clinic appointment reservation system. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Dental Clinic Appointment Reservation System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/service.php of the component POST Parame

How urgent is CVE-2023-2824?

Priority 29/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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