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CVE-2026-36388: A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in PHPGurukal Hospital Management System v4.0 in the /...

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in PHPGurukal Hospital Management System v4.0 in the /hospital/hms/edit-profile.php page. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker (patient) to inject a malicious script payload into the User Name parameter, which is stored in the application and later rendered in the doctor s interface.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2026-36388 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in PHPGurukal Hospital Management System v4.0. A logged-in patient can save script content in the User Name field, which may later run when viewed by a doctor. Business impact is mainly account/session risk and data exposure within the application.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority healthcare application issue. It requires a patient account and doctor interaction, but stored XSS can support session theft, unauthorized actions, or misleading clinical workflows. Prioritize if the system is internet-facing or used with real patient data.

Technical view

The issue is CWE-79 XSS in /hospital/hms/edit-profile.php. The CVSS v3.1 score is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact. The script is stored through the User Name parameter and rendered in the doctor interface.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running PHPGurukal Hospital Management System v4.0. The attacker must authenticate as a patient, and a doctor or other target user must view the stored value for impact.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided data, and no source states active exploitation. Public reference material exists on GitHub, but the provided bundle does not identify a vendor patch or confirmed exploitation in the wild.

Researcher notes

The provided record names PHPGurukal Hospital Management System v4.0 despite affected vendor/product fields showing n/a. Evidence is sufficient for the vulnerable path, parameter, role requirement, and CVSS, but incomplete for patch status, maintainer acknowledgement, and exploitation prevalence.

Mitigation direction

  • Check PHPGurukal or project guidance for an official fix or updated release.
  • Prioritize review of /hospital/hms/edit-profile.php in version 4.0 deployments.
  • Apply output encoding and input validation where user profile names are displayed.
  • Restrict patient profile updates if business operations allow until remediated.
  • Monitor doctor-facing pages for unexpected script execution or altered profile names.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether PHPGurukal Hospital Management System v4.0 is deployed.
  • Identify any exposed /hospital/hms/edit-profile.php functionality.
  • Review User Name handling for storage and doctor-interface rendering.
  • Check application records for suspicious profile name content.
  • Verify remediation prevents stored script execution in doctor views.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: pocAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7CISA-ADP

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2026-36388Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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cvssV3_1other:ssvc

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Affected products

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VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
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CWE details

CWE-79

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