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Online Clinic Management System CVE-2026-115247

| EUVDEUVD-2026-108163 LOW
Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (CWE-311)
2026-10-22 VulDB GHSA-8chj-r83q-3m2h
2.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulDB
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege account
  2. Exploit
    Reach patientregistration.php endpoint
  3. Execution
    Manipulate pat_pswd/doc_pswd argument
  4. Impact
    Expose unencrypted sensitive data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Encryption of sensitive data
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation targets the pat_pswd/doc_pswd password parameters handled by patientregistration.php, where sensitive credential data is not properly encrypted (CWE-311). Per the CVSS 4.0 vector, the attacker needs a low-privilege authenticated account (PR:L) and network access (AV:N) with no user interaction; this authentication requirement is the primary limiting factor. The available sources do not describe the concrete trigger (whether the weakness is unencrypted storage or transmission of the password values), so the exact precondition beyond having a valid low-privilege account cannot be confirmed from the provided data. Real-world exploitation is further constrained by the product's negligible deployment footprint and the absence of a verified working exploit.

Impact

This is a low-to-moderate severity issue (vendor CVSS 4.0 base 5.3) that does not warrant emergency handling. The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N indicates a network-reachable flaw requiring low privileges (an authenticated account) and no user interaction, but impact is limited to confidentiality (VC:L) with no integrity or availability effect - consistent with CWE-311 (missing encryption of sensitive data) rather than code execution or full data compromise. The E:P (Proof-of-Concept) exploit maturity aligns with the input noting a PoC reference that is not verified as working exploit code. There is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was provided, so there is no signal of active or widespread exploitation; VulDB/vuln.today assign a 'this_month' priority rather than act_now or emergency. A material limiting factor is the product itself: an obscure open-source GitHub clinic-management project with no evident enterprise footprint, which sharply reduces real-world risk regardless of the network vector. Note the evidence does not describe the trigger mechanism beyond 'manipulation of the argument pat_pswd/doc_pswd,' so the precise exposure path (cleartext storage vs. cleartext transmission) is not confirmed and should be verified against the source code or issue report.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated user of the clinic system (patient or doctor account) interacts with patientregistration.php where the pat_pswd/doc_pswd password values are handled without proper encryption, allowing sensitive credential data to be exposed - for example recovered from storage or observed in transit. A public PoC reference exists (the GitHub issue report), but it is not verified as working exploit code, and the attack is reachable remotely over the network. The low-privilege requirement (PR:L) means an attacker needs some valid account rather than fully unauthenticated access.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Password handling in patientregistration.php of subhajitkhan's online-clinic-management-system (through commit e9ee77a8827a1446220fa07ee693dc4d9a29a578) fails to encrypt the pat_pswd and doc_pswd credential values, exposing sensitive data (CWE-311). The vendor's CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 reflects a network-reachable but low-privilege-authenticated precondition (PR:L, no user interaction); our independent assessment rates it CVSS 3.1 5.3 with only low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability effect. No CISA KEV entry exists and no public exploit has been verified - the referenced GitHub issue #9 is a public PoC reference only and is not confirmed working exploit code - so the practical risk is constrained by the project's small deployment footprint and the low impact, keeping this at routine, non-emergency priority.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis: the upstream project was notified through issue #9 (https://github.com/subhajitkhan/online-clinic-management-system/issues/9) and had not responded as of the advisory, and the CPE range remains open-ended, so there is no fixed version to cite. Until a fix appears, the most direct compensating control is to restrict network access to the registration endpoint (patientregistration.php) at the reverse proxy or WAF, allowing only trusted administrative networks or maintenance windows - the trade-off is that legitimate public self-registration becomes unavailable. As a second control, terminate TLS strictly for all requests carrying pat_pswd/doc_pswd and reject plaintext HTTP submissions, which limits interception exposure but does not address any at-rest weakness since the advisory does not clarify whether the missing encryption is in storage or in transit. Teams able to modify the code should hash password values server-side with password_hash()/bcrypt before persistence and remove any plaintext echo or logging of those parameters, treating this as an interim hotfix rather than a substitute for an upstream patch. Operators who cannot accept the residual risk should take the instance offline or replace it, given the project's low maintenance activity; monitor https://vuldb.com/vuln/425220 for a vendor fix, and note there is no verified working exploit in circulation at this time.

Affected VersionsENISA

online-clinic-management-system e9ee77a8827a1446220fa07ee693dc4d9a29a578

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The target is a PHP-based clinic management web application in which patientregistration.php processes registration input, including the password fields pat_pswd and doc_pswd. The weakness class is CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data): credential values are handled without adequate encryption protection, allowing disclosure of sensitive data to a party able to reach the code path. The affected component is version-unbounded in the CPE record (cpe:2.3:a:subhajitkhan:online-clinic-management-system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), meaning all versions through the cited commit are presumed affected; the specific function and code path are not identified in the advisory ("unknown code of the file patientregistration.php"). The provided sources do not state whether the defect is unencrypted storage of the password values or their transmission, so the concrete trigger beyond holding a valid low-privilege account cannot be confirmed; the CVSS AC:L and AT:N metrics describe scoring conditions, not the trigger mechanism. Exploitation requires network access and an authenticated low-privilege session per the assessed vectors, which is the primary limiting factor.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulDB) PRIMARY 2.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable with low-privilege account (PR:L) and no interaction; missing encryption yields limited confidentiality exposure (C:L) with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Severity Changed
Oct 22, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Oct 22, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM) 2.1 (LOW)
CVE Published
Oct 22, 2026 - 13:15 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A security vulnerability has been detected in subhajitkhan online-clinic-management-system up to e9ee77a8827a1446220fa07ee693dc4d9a29a578. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file patientregistration.php. The manipulation of the argument pat_pswd/doc_pswd leads to missing encryption of sensitive data. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
obscure open-source GitHub project, no enterprise deployment footprint
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +10
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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