What is CVE-2022-42205?

CVE-2022-42205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-42205?

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

Is CVE-2022-42205 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-2022-42205

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System In PHP V 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via add-patient.php.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-10-21 · 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: 0.005 (39.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · 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

sisl.lab.uic.edu/projects/chess/cross-site-scripting-in-hms2/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42205?: CVE-2022-42205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Hospital Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-42205?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-42205 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.