CVE-2025-40696 Cross Site Scripting in PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System

Medium 5.1 Published 11 Sep 2025 Updated 11 Sep 2025

Stored XSS in PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System allows attackers to steal session cookies from authenticated users via crafted input.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2025-40696?

CVE-2025-40696 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System, published on 11 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Stored Cross Site Scripting in Online Fire Reporting System v1.2 by PHPGurukul, that consists in a stored authenticated XSS due to the lack of propper validation of user inputs 'fullname', 'location' and 'message' parameters via POST at the endpoint '/ofrs/reporting.php'. This vulnerability could allow a remote user to send a specially crafted query to an authenticated user and steal its cookie session details.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40696?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpgurukul Online Fire Reporting System.

How do I fix CVE-2025-40696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40696 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-2025-40696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mg4w-ccc5-hpc5.