CVE-2025-4862Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Reflected XSS via unsanitized searchdata parameter

Published May 18, 2025 · Updated May 20, 2025

Reflected XSS in PHPGurukul Directory Management System 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in a user's browser via searchdata. The searchdata.php search handler inserts the POST searchdata parameter into its HTML response without output encoding or sanitization. Exploitation requires no authentication but requires a user to submit an attacker-controlled form, enabling script execution in that user's application origin.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in PHPGurukul Directory Management System 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in a user's browser via searchdata. The searchdata.php search handler inserts the POST searchdata parameter into its HTML response without output encoding or sanitization. Exploitation requires no authentication but requires a user to submit an attacker-controlled form, enabling script execution in that user's application origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-4862
Published
May 18, 2025
Updated
May 20, 2025
Vendor
PHPGurukul
Product
Directory Management System
Classifications
CWE-94, CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

PHPGurukul · Directory Management Systemversion=2.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.0VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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