# CVE-2024-5136: PHPGurukul Directory Management System search-directory.php. cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the admin search interface of PHPGurukul Directory Management System, potentially compromising administrator sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9x94-xcqm-57hf

## What is CVE-2024-5136?

CVE-2024-5136 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Directory Management System, published on 20 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHPGurukul Directory Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/search-directory.php.. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-265212.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5136?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Directory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5136?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5136 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Directory Management System

- [CVE-2022-31382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31382/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31383/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31384/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29006/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-1160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1160/): PHPGurukul Directory Management System Search index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5136 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5136 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Directory Management System, published on 20 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Directory 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-2024-5136/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5136/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5136
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5136
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5136

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5136/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.