# CVE-2023-36375: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code via cross-site scripting in the Hostel Management System's booking form fields.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j94g-69xw-xx5q

## What is CVE-2023-36375?

CVE-2023-36375 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Hostel Management System v2.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the Guardian name, Guardian relation, complimentary address, city, permanent address, and city parameters in the Book Hostel & Room Details page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36375?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Hostel Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36375?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36375 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36375 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-5510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5510/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-45953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45953/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-43137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43137/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-63611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63611/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-6153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6153/): PHPGurukul Hostel Management System students.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36375 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36375 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36375 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36375/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36375/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36375
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36375
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36375

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36375/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.