CVE-2024-13016
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management System 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/edit-category.php. The manipulation of the argument editid leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the editid parameter in /admin/edit-category.php. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed version of PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management SystemLocate the application installation directory and check version.txt, readme.txt, or any version file within the project root. Alternatively, search for version strings in PHP source files.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (the only affected version listed)
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Verify presence of vulnerable fileCheck if the file /admin/edit-category.php exists in the web root or application directory.Affected if The file /admin/edit-category.php exists in the installation
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Inspect editid parameter handling in edit-category.phpOpen /admin/edit-category.php and locate the code that processes the editid parameter (typically via $_GET or $_REQUEST). Look for SQL queries that use this parameter without proper sanitization or prepared statements.Affected if The editid parameter is used directly in SQL queries without escaping, binding, or use of prepared statements
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Check admin access controlsVerify whether the /admin/ directory requires authentication. Attempt to access /admin/edit-category.php directly or check the session/authorization logic at the top of the file.Affected if The admin endpoint is accessible without proper authentication, allowing remote attackers to reach the vulnerable code
You are affected if you run PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management System version 1.0 with the file /admin/edit-category.php present and the editid parameter handled without parameterized queries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries to sanitize the editid parameter, and implement proper access controls on admin endpoints.
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