CVE-2025-4818: A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Doctor's Appointment System 1.0

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HIGH 7.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-4818 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) affecting doctors appointment 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 Doctor's Appointment System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/delete-doctor.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.3 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 53%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74, CWE-89
Published	2025-05-17
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: hshnudr

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-05-17 05:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:34 UTCUpdated Record last modified

hshnudr doctors appointment 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 doctors-appointment-system || rpm -q doctors-appointment-system || doctors-appointment-system --version

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

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

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

dnf --showduplicates list doctors-appointment-system sudo dnf downgrade doctors-appointment-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add doctors-appointment-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-2025-4818?

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

Is CVE-2025-4818 being exploited?

CVE-2025-4818 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-2025-4818 affect?

CVE-2025-4818 affects doctors appointment system. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Doctor's Appointment System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/delete-doctor.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipula

How urgent is CVE-2025-4818?

Priority 47/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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