# CVE-2024-50991: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via XSS in the registered users page of the User Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5w9j-5925-2f4j

## What is CVE-2024-50991?

CVE-2024-50991 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in /ums-sp/admin/registered-users.php in PHPGurukul User Management System v1.0, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "fname" POST request parameter

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50991?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul User Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50991?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-50991 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50991 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-10624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10624/): PHPGurukul User Management System login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-9302](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9302/): PHPGurukul User Management System signup.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10098/): PHPGurukul User Management System edit-user-profile.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-9756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9756/): PHPGurukul User Management System change-emailid.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50991 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50991 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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-2024-50991 exists.

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-2024-50991/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50991/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50991
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50991
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50991

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50991/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.