CVE-2025-8955: A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0

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HIGH 7.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-8955 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 has been found in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/edit-doctor.php. The manipulation of the argument docfees leads to sql injection. The attack can 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	0.5% (top 55%)
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 10:15 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-2025-8955?

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

Is CVE-2025-8955 being exploited?

CVE-2025-8955 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-2025-8955 affect?

CVE-2025-8955 affects hospital management system. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/edit-doctor.php. The manipulation of the argument docfees leads to sql injection. The attack can be init

How urgent is CVE-2025-8955?

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

Software pages

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