# CVE-2025-40724: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Pharmacy POS PHP Script

> Stored XSS in Pharmacy POS PHP Script allows attackers to execute JavaScript, steal session cookies, or perform actions on behalf of users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA: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:** 16 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 16 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vrvh-5p5c-cfpf

## What is CVE-2025-40724?

CVE-2025-40724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pharmacy POS PHP Script, published on 16 Jul 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 (XSS) vulnerability in Pharmacy POS PHP Script. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending the victim a malicious URL using the u_medicine_name parameter in /edit_medicine.php. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user data such as session cookies or to perform actions on behalf of the user.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40724?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-40724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-40724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-40724 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-40724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pharmacy POS PHP Script, published on 16 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pharmacy POS PHP Script. 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-2025-40724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40724/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40724
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40724
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40724

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40724/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.