SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System patient-search.php improper authorization
Priority HIGH 70CWE-266Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-285.
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /patient-search.php. The manipulation results in improper authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00558 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SourceCodester | Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System | 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System VendorSourceCodester Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pamzey:patients_waiting_area_queue_management_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Patrick Mvuma |
- cpe:2.3:a:pamzey:patients_waiting_area_queue_management_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Patrick Mvuma
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3817
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvjf-2rj3-8wrg
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-3817 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3817 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvjf-2rj3-8wrg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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