CVE-2023-40992: Hospital Management System 4 is vulnerable to a SQL injection in /Hospital-Management-System-master/func.php v

Routine

MEDIUM 6.5REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-40992 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) affecting hospital management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Hospital Management System 4 is vulnerable to a SQL injection in /Hospital-Management-System-master/func.php via the password2 parameter.

Why this priority

Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 86%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2025-08-07
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: kishan0725

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-08-07 18:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:20 UTCUpdated Record last modified

kishan0725 hospital management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy hospital-management-system || rpm -q hospital-management-system || hospital-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison hospital-management-system sudo apt install hospital-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo apt-mark hold hospital-management-system

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

dnf --showduplicates list hospital-management-system sudo dnf downgrade hospital-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo dnf versionlock add hospital-management-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-2023-40992?

hospital management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-40992 being exploited?

CVE-2023-40992 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-2023-40992 affect?

CVE-2023-40992 affects hospital management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.5). Hospital Management System 4 is vulnerable to a SQL injection in /Hospital-Management-System-master/func.php via the password2 parameter.

How urgent is CVE-2023-40992?

Priority 31/100. Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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