CVE-2024-56998: PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /edit-profile.php via

Routine

MEDIUM 4.2DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-56998 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.2) affecting hospital management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /edit-profile.php via the parameter $address.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.2 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 90%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-01-21
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: phpgurukul

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-01-21 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:13 UTCUpdated Record last modified

phpgurukul hospital management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy hospital-management-system || rpm -q hospital-management-system || hospital-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison hospital-management-system sudo apt install hospital-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo apt-mark hold hospital-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list hospital-management-system sudo dnf downgrade hospital-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo dnf versionlock add hospital-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-56998?

hospital management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-56998 being exploited?

CVE-2024-56998 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-56998 affect?

CVE-2024-56998 affects hospital management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.2). PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /edit-profile.php via the parameter $address.

How urgent is CVE-2024-56998?

Priority 22/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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