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Hostel Management System CVE-2020-25270

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2020-10-08 cve@mitre.org
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 3.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

PHPGurukul hostel-management-system 2.1 allows XSS via Guardian Name, Guardian Relation, Guardian Contact no, Address, or City. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. PHPGurukul hostel-management-system 2.1 allows XSS via Guardian Name, Guardian Relation, Guardian Contact no, Address, or City. Affected products include: Phpgurukul Hostel Management System.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

PHPGurukul hostel-management-system 2.1 allows XSS via Guardian Name, Guardian Relation, Guardian Contact no, Address, or City.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium
NVD CVE.org EPSS Exploit-DB GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 3.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +3
CVSS: +27
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:hostel_management_system:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2020-5510 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jan 08

PHPGurukul Hostel Management System v2.0 allows SQL injection via the id parameter in the full-profile.php file. Rated c

CVE-2025-45953 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Apr 28

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Hostel Management System 2.1 in the /hostel/change-password.php file of the user

CVE-2021-43137 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 01

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exits in hostel management system 2.1 via

CVE-2025-63611 HIGH POC
8.7 Jan 08

Cross-Site Scripting in phpgurukul Hostel Management System v2.1 user-provided complaint fields (Explain the Complaint)

CVE-2024-2481 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Mar 15

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Surya2Developer Hostel Management System 1.0. Rated medi

CVE-2023-36939 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Jul 10

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hostel Management System v2.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code v

CVE-2025-6159 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jun 17

Critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Hostel Management System version 1.0, specifically in the /allocat

CVE-2025-6155 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jun 17

Critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Hostel Management System 1.0 affecting the login functionality (/incl

CVE-2025-6154 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jun 17

A SQL injection vulnerability in A vulnerability (CVSS 7.3). Risk factors: public PoC available.

CVE-2025-6153 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jun 17

A SQL injection vulnerability in A vulnerability (CVSS 7.3). Risk factors: public PoC available.

CVE-2025-6296 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jun 20

CVE-2025-6296 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in code-projects Hostel Management System version 1.0, specifica

CVE-2025-6295 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Jun 20

A SQL injection vulnerability in A vulnerability (CVSS 7.3). Risk factors: public PoC available.

References

Advisories & patches

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