CVE-2025-7791VulnerabilityPublished 18 Jul 2025Updated 22 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-7791: PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System · Cross Site Scripting

Affects PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring SystemSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should include restricting access to the /admin/search.php page to trusted IP addresses or VPNs to reduce exposure. 2. Implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'searchdata' parameter to neutralize malicious scripts. 3. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in the browser context. 4. Educate administrative users about phishing risks and the dangers of clicking on untrusted links, especially those targeting the hiring system. 5. Monitor web server logs for unusual requests to the vulnerable endpoint and signs of attempted exploitation. 6. If possible, isolate the hiring system from other critical infrastructure to prevent lateral movement. 7. Engage with the vendor or development team to obtain or develop a patch addressing the vulnerability. 8. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block XSS payloads targeting the affected parameter. 9. Regularly review and update administrative access controls and session management policies to minimize the impact of potential session hijacking.

Description

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/search.php. The manipulation of the argument searchdata leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Impact

For European organizations using the PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System 1.0, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized script execution in the context of administrative users. This could result in session hijacking, unauthorized actions within the admin panel, or redirection to malicious sites, potentially compromising the integrity of the hiring system and exposing sensitive personnel or operational data. While the impact on confidentiality is low, the integrity of the system and trustworthiness of the administrative interface could be undermined. This could disrupt hiring operations or lead to reputational damage if attackers leverage the vulnerability for phishing or spreading malware. Given that the vulnerability requires user interaction, the risk is higher if administrative users are targeted with crafted links or emails. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently limits immediate risk, but public disclosure increases the likelihood of future exploitation attempts. Organizations relying on this system should consider the potential operational impact and the risk of lateral movement if attackers gain foothold through this vector.

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