What is CVE-2023-36940?

CVE-2023-36940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Online Fire Reporting System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-36940?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Phpgurukul Online Fire Reporting System

CVE-2023-36940

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System Using PHP and MySQL v.1.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload injected into the search field.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-07-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.1% 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 Online Fire Reporting System — versions 1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
medium.com/@ridheshgohil1092/cve-2023-36940-xss-on-online-fire-reporting-system… (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36940?: CVE-2023-36940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Online Fire Reporting System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-36940?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.