Vulnerability · Published May 18, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-4862PHPGurukul Directory Management System searchdata.php cross site scripting

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Directory Management System from PHPGurukul. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHPGurukul Directory Management System 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /searchdata.php. The manipulation of the argument searchdata leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
PHPGurukul	Directory Management System	2.0

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

VDB-309404 | PHPGurukul Directory Management System searchdata.php cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-309404 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #575355 | PHPGurukul Directory Management System 2.0 Cross Site Scripting third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Schatten-42/MyCVE/issues/4 exploit, issue-tracking
https://phpgurukul.com/ product