SourceCodester Patient Appointment Scheduler System SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in SourceCodester Patient Appointment Scheduler System version 1.0. The issue resides in the file '/scheduler/admin/appointments/view_details.php', where improper input handling allows for SQL injection attacks.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where an attacker can manipulate SQL queries to the database. 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 '/scheduler/admin/appointments/view_details.php' with a crafted 'id' parameter that includes SQL injection payloads. The payload can exploit the application's SQL query handling, such as by using 'union select' or 'updatexml' functions to extract database information.