High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2026· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2026-5179

Description

A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/login.php. The manipulation of the argument Username results in sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

News mentions

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Severity

HighCVSS v3.1

7.3/ 10

CVSS v45.5

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.04%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.47medium

cvss	0.474
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVE ID

CVE-2026-5179

Credits

D(
dyh18 (VulDB User)
reporter