Patient Record Management System SQL Injection Vulnerability in edit_dpatient.php

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Patient Record Management System version 1.0. The issue resides in the file edit_dpatient.php, where the ID parameter is manipulated, allowing for unrestricted SQL injection. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information within the server's database.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where an attacker can interfere with the application's database queries. This could lead to unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or in some cases, executing administrative operations on the database.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, send a GET request to the edit_dpatient.php file with a crafted ID parameter. The server will execute the SQL query with the injected ID value, allowing for SQL injection exploitation.