Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5181
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System up to 1.0.
Published Mar 31, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A vulnerability has been
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5181. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A vulnerability has been).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low2.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.35%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System up to 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /doctors_appointment/admin/ajax.php?action=save_category. Such manipulation of the argument img leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-5181
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5181. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-284: Improper Access Control; CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. EPSS 0.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 31, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System up to 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /doctors_appointment/admin/ajax.php?action=save_category. Such manipulation of the argument img leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System up to 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /doctors_appointment/admin/ajax.php?action=save_category. Such manipulation of the argument img leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5181
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5181
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5181
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Simple Doctors Appointment System up to 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /doctors_appointment/admin/ajax.php?action=save_category. Such manipulation of the argument img leads to unrestricted upload. The a
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.