SQL injection in phpGACL
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability exists in phpGACL 3.3.7. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to a SQL injection. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability in admin/edit_group.php, when the POST parameter action is “Submit”, the POST parameter parent_id leads to a SQL injection.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.29683 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | phpGACL | OpenEMR 5.0.2, OpenEMR development version 6.0.0 (commit babec93f600ff1394f91ccd512bcad85832eb6ce), phpGACL 3.3.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- phpGACL Vendor— Affected OpenEMR 5.0.2, OpenEMR development version 6.0.0 (commit babec93f600ff1394f91ccd512bcad85832eb6ce), phpGACL 3.3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgacl_project:phpgacl:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.7 | Vulnerable | Phpgacl Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgacl_project:phpgacl:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.7 Vulnerable ·Phpgacl Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hf9-4h2w-jqc5
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-13568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2hf9-4h2w-jqc5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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