Medium Injection

CVE-2026-105178 — SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Symptom Creation add_symptom.php mysqli_real_escape_string sql injection

A security flaw has been discovered in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System 1.0. The impacted element is the function mysqli_real_escape_string of the file /Admin/add_symptom.php of the component Symptom Creation. Performing a manipulation of the argument txtname results in sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Published Oct 4, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulDB

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+3
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.32%

ahead of 23% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

SourceCodester

Drug Recommendation System

CVSS base

4.7

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
SourceCodester	Drug Recommendation System	version 1.0	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
5.1	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
2.0	CVSS 4.0	Low	—	—	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.7	CVSS 3.1	Medium	1.2	3.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.7	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
4.7	CVSS 3.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
5.8	CVSS 2.0	Medium	6.4	6.4	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
5.8	CVSS 2.0	Medium	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L (score shown at the top: cna@vuldb.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-74 · Injection

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.32%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSapplication logsendpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · sourcecodester/drug recommendation system
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 4.7
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Oct 4, 2026 · VulDB

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

5 on the record

vuldb.com/vuln/413410/cti
signature, permissions-required, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/submit/970934
third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/vuln/413410
vdb-entry, technical-description, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105178
third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.sourcecodester.com/
product, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

SourceCodester
every CVE for this vendor

Injection
same class

CWE-74
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2026-108919 SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Student Registration add_student.php cross site scripting 3d
Medium CVE-2026-108920 SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Admin Record Tables user_record.php cross site scripting 3d
Medium CVE-2026-105706 SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System cross-site request forgery 9d
Medium CVE-2026-105705 SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System add_drug.php cross site scripting 9d
High CVE-2026-105704 SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Auth Guard improper authentication 9d
Low CVE-2026-105179 SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Password add_user.php missing encryption 10d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-105178 is "SourceCodester Drug Recommendation System Symptom Creation add_symptom.php mysqli_real_escape_string sql injection", rated Medium. It affects Drug Recommendation System (SourceCodester); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.7 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.32% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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