Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft URL with malicious Search param
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DeliveryDeliver link to victim (phishing)
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ExploitVictim opens crafted search request
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ExecutionPayload reflected unsanitized in response
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PersistScript executes in victim browser context
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ImpactSteal session or act as victim
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OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
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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. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the target to be running sfturing hosp_order (at or before commit 627f426331da8086ce8fff2017d65b1ddef384f8) with the Public Search Handlers reachable, and requires user interaction (UI:P): a victim must open an attacker-crafted request/URL whose 'Search' argument carries the payload. No authentication is required (PR:N) and the attack is remote, but the reflected nature means it is limited to whatever the victim's browser session can do in the app origin - no server-side confidentiality or availability impact. The practical limiter is the near-zero real-world deployment of this project rather than any configuration prerequisite. |
| Impact | This is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in sfturing's hosp_order, an obscure open-source hospital ordering project on GitHub, via the unsanitized 'Search' argument in HospitalController.java (Public Search Handlers). The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N, base 5.3) is internally consistent with a reflected XSS: network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges, but requiring passive victim interaction (UI:P) and yielding only low integrity impact with no confidentiality or availability loss. POC availability is confirmed (publicly available via the GitHub issue report), but a public POC is NOT the same as active exploitation: there is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score in the input, so exploitation status is best described as publicly available exploit code exists, not in-the-wild. The signals are consistent rather than conflicting - a genuine but low-impact issue. The dominant risk-reducer is deployment footprint: this is a hobby-scale project with no meaningful production presence, and it remains unpatched (vendor informed via issue but unresponsive). Net: a real, verified but low-severity XSS whose practical priority is minimal outside anyone who actually runs this specific project. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a URL to the hospital public search endpoint with a malicious payload in the 'Search' parameter and lures an authenticated or anonymous user into clicking it. When the response reflects the input unsanitized, the script executes in the victim's browser in the application's origin, enabling session-token theft or actions on the victim's behalf. A public exploit reference already exists in the project's GitHub issue #118. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 22, 2026
Reflected cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in sfturing's hosp_order open-source hospital ordering project, affecting commits up to 627f426331da8086ce8fff2017d65b1ddef384f8, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary script in a victim's browser by crafting a malicious 'Search' argument to Public Search Handlers in HospitalController.java. Exploitation requires the victim to open a crafted request or URL (user interaction), and publicly available exploit code exists via the project's GitHub issue #118. The project has not responded to the report, so no vendor patch is available; real-world risk is tempered by the project's near-zero deployment footprint.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified as of analysis; the maintainer was informed via GitHub issue 118 but has not responded. Because the project is open source, operators can fork the repository and apply output encoding (e.g., HTML entity encoding) to the Search parameter in HospitalController.java before it is rendered, or use a Java templating engine with auto-escaping. If the application is deployed, restrict Public Search Handlers to trusted networks or disable the search endpoint until a fix is applied; this may break legitimate search functionality. A WAF rule blocking XSS patterns in the Search parameter can provide temporary mitigation but is bypassable and adds latency. Monitor the GitHub repository (https://github.com/sfturing/hosp_order/) and VulDB entry https://vuldb.com/vuln/408342 for an eventual patch. Given the project's near-zero real-world deployment, the practical urgency is low, but any exposure should be remediated by removing the instance if it is not essential.
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The flaw is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a Java web application (sfturing hosp_order), specifically the Public Search Handlers within HospitalController.java. The 'Search' parameter is not properly sanitized or output-encoded before being reflected back to the user, allowing an attacker to inject HTML/JavaScript. CWE-79 covers this class. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:sfturing:hosp_order:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms the affected component is the hosp_order project itself, with no version constraints beyond the commit range. Because the XSS is reflected rather than stored, the attacker must deliver a crafted link to a victim; the impact is limited to the victim's browser session in the application's origin, with no server-side confidentiality or availability impact (VC:N/VA:N per the CVSS 4.0 vector, and C:L/I:L per the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment).
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Remote reflected XSS needs no privileges but requires victim interaction (UI:R); script runs in browser crossing to a separate security authority (S:C) with low confidentiality/integrity impact, no availability effect.
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3DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was identified in sfturing hosp_order up to 627f426331da8086ce8fff2017d65b1ddef384f8. Affected is an unknown function of the file HospitalController.java of the component Public Search Handlers. The manipulation of the argument Search leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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