CVE-2025-4862
Published: 18 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-4862 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Directory Management System. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked in the top 48.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-15616
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHPGurukul Directory Management System 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /searchdata.php. The manipulation of the argument searchdata leads to cross site scripting. The…
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attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in /searchdata.php allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context via unsanitized 'searchdata' POST parameter, directly mapping to T1059.007 JavaScript as noted in advisories.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.