# CVE-2024-4293: PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System appointment-bwdates-reports-details.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via date parameters in the appointment reports page, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 27 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frhh-phxr-hpp9

## What is CVE-2024-4293?

CVE-2024-4293 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System, published on 27 Apr 2024. 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 classified as problematic was found in PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file appointment-bwdates-reports-details.php. The manipulation of the argument fromdate/todate 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-262225 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Doctor Appointment Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4293 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4293 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System

- [CVE-2025-45805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45805/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2025-50493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50493/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-2640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2640/): PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System appointment-bwdates-reports-details.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-2649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2649/): PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System check-appointment.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-2383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2383/): PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System search.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4293 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment Management System, published on 27 Apr 2024. 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-2024-4293 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Doctor Appointment 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-2024-4293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4293/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4293

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4293/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.