What is CVE-2020-25271?

CVE-2020-25271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-25271?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-25271 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System

CVE-2020-25271

PHPGurukul hospital-management-system-in-php 4.0 allows XSS via admin/patient-search.php, doctor/search.php, book-appointment.php, doctor/appointment-history.php, or admin/appointment-history.php.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-10-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpgurukul Hospital Management System — versions 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

phpgurukul.com (Product)
github.com/Ko-kn3t/CVE-2020-25271 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25271?: CVE-2020-25271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-25271?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25271 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.