What is CVE-2020-5191?

CVE-2020-5191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-5191?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-5191 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System

CVE-2020-5191

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System in PHP v4.0 suffers from multiple Persistent XSS vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-01-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.055 (92.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · 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/hospital-management-system-in-php/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47841 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5191?: CVE-2020-5191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-5191?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5191 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.