CVE-2023-7173 PHPGurukul Hospital Management System registration.php cross site scripting

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the First Name field in the registration form of the Hospital Management System.

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-2023-7173?

CVE-2023-7173 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, published on 30 Dec 2023. 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7173?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpgurukul Hospital Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7173 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-2023-7173 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Phpgurukul Hospital Management System vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q58r-g3cw-gj2r.

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