What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-56998?

CVE-2024-56998 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2024-56998?

Organizations using PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-56998, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.2.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-56998?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-56998. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-56998?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches when convenient. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

PHP CVE-2024-56998

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-01-21 cve@mitre.org

PHP XSS Hospital Management System

4.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.2 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:04 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Apr 09, 2025 - 18:34 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 21, 2025 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.2

DescriptionCVE.org

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /edit-profile.php via the parameter $address.

AnalysisAI

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /edit-profile.php via the parameter $address. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

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 Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /edit-profile.php via the parameter $address. Affected products include: Phpgurukul Hospital Management System.

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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