---
id: CVE-2026-105178
title: >-
  A security flaw has been discovered in SourceCodester Drug Recommendation
  System 1.0
summary: >-
  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 manip…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
  - CWE-89
vendor: SourceCodester
product: Drug Recommendation System
affected:
  - drug_recommendation_system 1.0
published: '2026-10-05'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T23:16:55.757'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105178'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105178'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/970934'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/413410'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/413410/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://www.sourcecodester.com/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T22:20:23.770736Z'
epss: 0.00202
epssPercentile: 0.10006
ingestedAt: '2026-10-05T02:10:36.197Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.