TI-2026-04020 Aliases CVE-2026-4617 GHSA-pv77-9993-vv42

Improper authorization in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System

HIGH 70CWE-266Published 2026-03-24 · Updated 2026-03-24

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 · Low · Low
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 weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Patients Waiting Area Queue Management System 1.0. The impacted element is the function ValidateToken of the file /php/api_patient_checkin.php of the component Patient Check-In Module. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

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 names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pamzey:patients_waiting_area_queue_management_system::::::::	—	—	Patrick Mvuma

cpe:2.3:a:pamzey:patients_waiting_area_queue_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Patrick Mvuma

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4617
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv77-9993-vv42

References

Exploit 1

https://gist.github.com/HxH404/0ab53ccba44456b5400a5908414f5ab1

Other 1

https://www.sourcecodester.com/

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Sources

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