CVE-2020-5191 Cross-site scripting in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g54-9vr5-45mh.