Job PortalApplication · Phpgurukul

CVE-2024-8465

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-05
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
SQL 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 confidence

SQL 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.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized statements (PDO prepared statements) and implement strict input validation on all user-supplied parameters.

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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
Job PortalApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Job Portal installation exists
    Locate 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
  2. Confirm product version is 1.0
    Check version.php or README file in the jobportal root directory for version number
    Affected if Installed version is exactly 1.0 (note: only version 1.0 is affected)
  3. Verify vulnerable controller file exists
    Check for the file /jobportal/admin/user/controller.php in your web directory
    Affected if The file controller.php exists in the user admin directory
  4. Check admin panel accessibility
    Attempt to access the admin login page at /jobportal/admin/login.php or similar admin entry point
    Affected if The admin panel is accessible over the network without proper access restrictions
  5. Verify user_id parameter handling in code
    Open /jobportal/admin/user/controller.php and search for $_GET['user_id'] or $_POST['user_id'] usage without parameterized queries
    Affected 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.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized statements (PDO prepared statements) and implement strict input validation on all user-supplied parameters.

Fix this in Job Portal Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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