CVE-2024-8469
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 id parameter in /jobportal/admin/employee/index.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 id parameter of /jobportal/admin/employee/index.php allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries and exfiltrate database contents.
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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
- 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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Identify if Phpgurukul Job Portal is installedSearch the web root for files containing 'jobportal' or 'Job Portal' branding, typically in directories like /jobportal/, /portal/, or the web server document rootAffected if The application directory structure matches Phpgurukul Job Portal installation
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Confirm the installed version is 1.0Look for a version file, README, or footer in the application that displays the version number. Common locations: /includes/version.php, /README.txt, or the main index page footerAffected if The version is listed as 1.0 exactly
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Verify the vulnerable file existsCheck if the file /jobportal/admin/employee/index.php exists in the web root. This is the path mentioned in the CVE as containing the SQL injectionAffected if The file /jobportal/admin/employee/index.php is present on the server
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Check if the application is accessibleAttempt to access the application's admin login page or the vulnerable endpoint. The SQL injection is unauthenticated, meaning the id parameter at /jobportal/admin/employee/index.php is reachable without loginAffected if The web application is running and the admin/employee section is accessible via HTTP
The environment is affected if Phpgurukul Job Portal version 1.0 is installed and the file /jobportal/admin/employee/index.php is accessible on the server, as this is where the unauthenticated SQL injection in the id parameter exists.
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 queries (prepared statements) and implement proper input validation on the id parameter.
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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-2024-8469 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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