CVE-2024-48279Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated page-content manipulation via searchkey HTML injection

Published Oct 15, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2024

HTML injection in PHPGurukul User Management System 3.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject HTML through the searchkey parameter. The public record identifies /search-result.php and the POST parameter but does not disclose the exact output operation or encoding failure. A valid low-privilege account is required; rendered markup can alter application page content but does not establish server-side code execution.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

HTML injection in PHPGurukul User Management System 3.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject HTML through the searchkey parameter. The public record identifies /search-result.php and the POST parameter but does not disclose the exact output operation or encoding failure. A valid low-privilege account is required; rendered markup can alter application page content but does not establish server-side code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48279
Published
Oct 15, 2024
Updated
Oct 15, 2024
Vendor
PHPGurukul
Product
User Registration & Login and User Management System With admin panel
Classifications
CWE-94
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

PHPGurukul · User Registration & Login and User Management System With admin panelversion=3.2

Published CVSS scores

7.6CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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