CVE-2024-8465
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 · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability, by which an attacker could send a specially designed query through user_id parameter in /jobportal/admin/user/controller.php, and retrieve all the information stored in it.
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 the jobportal admin panel's user controller. The user_id parameter in /jobportal/admin/user/controller.php lacks proper input sanitization, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries and exfiltrate sensitive database contents.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify Job Portal installation existsLocate the jobportal directory on your system - typically found in web server root (e.g., /var/www/html/jobportal or C:\xampp\htdocs\jobportal)Affected if The jobportal directory with admin panel structure exists on the server
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Confirm product version is 1.0Check version.php or README file in the jobportal root directory for version numberAffected if Installed version is exactly 1.0 (note: only version 1.0 is affected)
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Verify vulnerable controller file existsCheck for the file /jobportal/admin/user/controller.php in your web directoryAffected if The file controller.php exists in the user admin directory
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Check admin panel accessibilityAttempt to access the admin login page at /jobportal/admin/login.php or similar admin entry pointAffected if The admin panel is accessible over the network without proper access restrictions
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Verify user_id parameter handling in codeOpen /jobportal/admin/user/controller.php and search for $_GET['user_id'] or $_POST['user_id'] usage without parameterized queriesAffected if The user_id parameter is used directly in SQL queries without prepared statements or input sanitization
A user is affected if they have Phpgurukul Job Portal version 1.0 installed with the admin/user/controller.php file present and the admin panel accessible, where the user_id parameter is handled without SQL parameterization.
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 parameterized statements (PDO prepared statements) and implement strict input validation on all user-supplied parameters.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-8465 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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