CVE-2026-19839: Unrestricted Upload in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System
A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System 1.0. This issue affects the function save_doctor of the file /save_file.php. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-19839 affects version 1.0 of SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System. It arises from insufficient validation in the save_doctor function of the /save_file.php script, enabling unrestricted file uploads. This can be exploited remotely without user interaction and requires high privileges. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.1, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available, and the exploit is publicly known.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges can remotely upload arbitrary files to the system, potentially leading to further compromise depending on the uploaded content and server configuration. The vulnerability has low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact individually, but combined could facilitate additional attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates. Until a fix is released, restricting access to the affected functionality and implementing manual file upload validation may reduce risk.
CVE-2026-19839: Unrestricted Upload in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System
Description
A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System 1.0. This issue affects the function save_doctor of the file /save_file.php. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.1medium
Affected software
SourceCodester
Simple Doctors Appointment System
cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:simple_doctors_appointment_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-19839 affects version 1.0 of SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System. It arises from insufficient validation in the save_doctor function of the /save_file.php script, enabling unrestricted file uploads. This can be exploited remotely without user interaction and requires high privileges. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.1, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available, and the exploit is publicly known.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges can remotely upload arbitrary files to the system, potentially leading to further compromise depending on the uploaded content and server configuration. The vulnerability has low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact individually, but combined could facilitate additional attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates. Until a fix is released, restricting access to the affected functionality and implementing manual file upload validation may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-14T07:56:41.020Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7f4200bf8831d53956d8fd
Added to database: 08/14/2026, 16:27:44 UTC
Last enriched: 08/22/2026, 13:07:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/26/2026, 13:47:43 UTC
Views: 52
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