# CVE-2023-6442: PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System add-phlebotomist.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the empid or fullname fields in the add-phlebotomist.php file of the Nipah Virus Testing Management System.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 30 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5grf-qfvv-5x6v

## What is CVE-2023-6442?

CVE-2023-6442 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System, published on 30 Nov 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

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file add-phlebotomist.php. The manipulation of the argument empid/fullname leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-246445 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6442?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6442 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6442 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System

- [CVE-2023-46584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46584/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5804/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-6157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6157/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System registered-user-testing.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4306/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System edit-phlebotomist.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4026](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4026/): PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System profile.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6442 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6442 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System, published on 30 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6442 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System. 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-2023-6442/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6442/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6442
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6442
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6442

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