CVE-2025-8954: A vulnerability was identified in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0

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HIGH 7.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-8954 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) affecting hospital management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was identified in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/doctor-specilization.php. The manipulation of the argument doctorspecilization leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack 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	0.4% (top 62%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74, CWE-89
Published	2025-08-14
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: code-projects

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-08-14 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 10:08 UTCUpdated Record last modified

code-projects 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-2025-8954?

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

Is CVE-2025-8954 being exploited?

CVE-2025-8954 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-2025-8954 affect?

CVE-2025-8954 affects hospital management system. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). A vulnerability was identified in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/doctor-specilization.php. The manipulation of the argument doctorspecilization leads to sql injection. It is possib

How urgent is CVE-2025-8954?

Priority 45/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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