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CVE-2023-7173· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System registration.php cross site scripting

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file registration.php. The manipulation of the argument First Name leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-249357 was assigned to this vulnerability.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Dec 30, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 73th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.4
CNA · VulDB
4.3
1.1 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
phpgurukulhospital management system

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • phpgurukul hospital management system1.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • PHPGurukul Hospital Management System

    • 1.0affected

Same product

phpgurukul: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-24263Hospital Management System v4.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability in /Hospital-Management-System-master/func.php via t
    41Plan
  • CVE-2023-31498A privilege escalation issue was found in PHP Gurukul Hospital Management System In v.4.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code
    40Plan
  • CVE-2020-5192PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 suffers from multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities: multiple pages and parameters are not
    40Plan
  • CVE-2025-56214phpgurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in index.php via the username parameter.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-56212phpgurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in add-doctor.php via the docname parameter.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-51360An issue in Hospital Management System In PHP V4.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the hms/doctor/edit-profile.php fi
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32024-01-02

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+3 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+1006 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-02868 days apartPHPGurukul Hospital Management System Contact Form index.php#contact_us cross site scripting
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2020-2662811 days apartA Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Hospital Management System V4.0 which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary w
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-46238296 days apartMultiple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 via the docname parameter in /admin/a
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2024-46239296 days apartMultiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities exist in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 via the docname parameter in /doctor/edit-p
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2024-46237284 days apartPHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the patname, pataddress, and medhis parameters in
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2024-11675331 days apartCodeAstro Hospital Management System Add Patient Details Page his_admin_register_patient.php cross site scripting
    21Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

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Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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