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Hostel Management SystemApplication · Phpgurukul

CVE-2025-13577

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A flaw has been found in PHPGurukul Hostel Management System 2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /register-complaint.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument cdetails can lead to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A stored/reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in PHPGurukul Hostel Management System 2.1 within the /register-complaint.php file. The cdetails parameter accepts unsanitized user input that is rendered back without proper output encoding, allowing injection of malicious JavaScript that executes in victim browsers.

MitigationImplement robust input validation and output encoding on the cdetails parameter using a allowlist approach or established encoding libraries (such as htmlspecialchars with ENT_QUOTES). Additionally, configure Content-Security-Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Hostel Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 2.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm PHPGurukul Hostel Management System installation
    Locate the application directory - typically installed in web server root (e.g., /var/www/html/hostel or C:\xampp\htdocs\hostel). Look for characteristic files like index.php, header.php, or config.php
    Affected if The application is present on the server
  2. Verify the exact version number
    Check version.php or similar version file in the application root, or inspect HTTP response headers/banners. Compare against the affected version 2.1
    Affected if Installed version is exactly 2.1
  3. Confirm register-complaint.php exists
    Locate the file /register-complaint.php within the web application directory structure
    Affected if The vulnerable file exists in the deployment
  4. Identify if complaint registration feature is accessible
    Attempt to access register-complaint.php via HTTP or check if it is publicly reachable through routing configuration
    Affected if The page is accessible to users (no access controls blocking it)
  5. Inspect cdetails parameter handling in code
    Open register-complaint.php and examine how the cdetails POST/GET parameter is processed - look for whether htmlspecialchars, ENT_QUOTES, or similar output encoding is applied before echoing back the value
    Affected if cdetails input is echoed without encoding (no htmlspecialchars, ENT_QUOTES, or equivalent)
  6. Test for XSS vulnerability live (safe verification)
    Submit a benign test payload like <script>alert(1)</script> in the cdetails parameter and check if the script executes when the page renders back the complaint
    Affected if The payload executes as JavaScript in the browser

A user is affected if they run Hostel Management System version 2.1 with the register-complaint.php page accessible and the cdetails parameter lacks output encoding.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement robust input validation and output encoding on the cdetails parameter using a allowlist approach or established encoding libraries (such as htmlspecialchars with ENT_QUOTES). Additionally, configure Content-Security-Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

Fix this in Hostel Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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