CVE-2020-5191 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject persistent scripts into the Hospital Management System, potentially stealing user sessions or executing malicious code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-5191?

CVE-2020-5191 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, published on 6 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 suffers from multiple Persistent XSS vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5191?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpgurukul Hospital Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-5191 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-5191 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.

All Phpgurukul Hospital Management System vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6g54-9vr5-45mh.

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