CVE-2023-6649Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Script execution via unencoded searchdata reflection

Published Dec 10, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Reflected XSS in index.php in PHPGurukul Teacher Subject Allocation Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute script. The page inserts the searchdata parameter into its HTML response without output encoding, causing browser interpretation of supplied markup. Exploitation requires victim interaction with attacker-controlled search input; executed script can access session-readable data or act within the victim session.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.75%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in index.php in PHPGurukul Teacher Subject Allocation Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute script. The page inserts the searchdata parameter into its HTML response without output encoding, causing browser interpretation of supplied markup. Exploitation requires victim interaction with attacker-controlled search input; executed script can access session-readable data or act within the victim session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-6649
Published
Dec 10, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
PHPGurukul
Product
Teacher Subject Allocation Management System
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

PHPGurukul · Teacher Subject Allocation Management Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

4.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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