CVE-2025-47631 in Hospital Management System Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 05/23/2025
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in mojoomla Hospital Management System allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Hospital Management System: from 47.0(20 through 11.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/23/2025
The CVE-2025-47631 vulnerability represents a critical privilege assignment flaw within the mojoomla Hospital Management System version 47.0(20 through 11, which creates a pathway for unauthorized privilege escalation. This type of vulnerability falls under the CWE-269 category of Improper Privilege Management, where the system fails to properly enforce access controls and authorization mechanisms. The vulnerability stems from the system's inability to correctly validate and assign user privileges, allowing malicious actors to elevate their access rights beyond their intended scope.
The technical implementation of this flaw occurs within the privilege assignment logic of the hospital management platform, where user roles and permissions are not adequately validated during authentication or session management processes. Attackers can exploit this weakness by manipulating the system's privilege handling mechanisms to gain administrative or elevated user rights without proper authorization. This typically involves bypassing the normal access control checks that should prevent standard users from accessing restricted system functions, patient records, or administrative controls. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous in healthcare environments where unauthorized access to medical records and system controls can lead to severe data breaches and operational disruptions.
The operational impact of CVE-2025-47631 extends beyond simple unauthorized access, as it can enable attackers to manipulate critical healthcare data, modify patient information, access sensitive medical records, and potentially disrupt hospital operations. The vulnerability affects a specific version range of the mojoomla Hospital Management System, making organizations running these versions particularly susceptible to targeted attacks. This type of privilege escalation attack aligns with ATT&CK technique T1078.004 for Valid Accounts and T1485 for Data Destruction, as unauthorized users could leverage elevated privileges to cause significant harm to patient data integrity and system availability. The vulnerability's presence in healthcare management systems creates a heightened risk profile due to the sensitive nature of medical data and regulatory compliance requirements.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including updating to patched versions of the mojoomla Hospital Management System, conducting thorough privilege audits, and implementing robust access control policies. The remediation process should involve reviewing and strengthening the system's authentication and authorization mechanisms, ensuring proper role-based access controls are enforced, and monitoring for unauthorized privilege changes. Security teams should also implement network segmentation to limit access to the hospital management system and establish comprehensive logging and monitoring of privilege assignment activities. Additionally, regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar privilege management flaws within the healthcare IT infrastructure. The vulnerability underscores the importance of maintaining up-to-date security patches and implementing defense-in-depth strategies to protect critical healthcare information systems from unauthorized access and privilege escalation attacks.