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News Portal ProjectApplication · Phpgurukul

CVE-2025-5252

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-27
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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit 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
A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/edit-subadmin.php. The manipulation of the argument emailid leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 allows remote attackers to manipulate database queries via the emailid parameter in /admin/edit-subadmin.php. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to inject malicious SQL code.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries for the emailid parameter and conduct a comprehensive security audit of the admin panel for additional SQL injection vulnerabilities.

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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
News Portal ProjectApplication
Affected:= 4.1

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
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 checks

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  1. Confirm PHPGurukul News Portal installation
    Locate the application files. Check for typical installation directories such as /var/www/html, /www, or C:\xampp\htdocs. Look for the presence of index.php and admin/ folder.
    Affected if The PHPGurukul News Portal Project is installed on the system
  2. Verify the exact version number
    Check the source code for a version indicator. Look for version.php, README files, or any file containing '4.1' as the version. Alternatively, access the homepage and check any 'About' or version information displayed.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.1 (the affected version is = 4.1)
  3. Locate the vulnerable script
    Navigate to the admin directory and confirm the presence of edit-subadmin.php. Check the path /admin/edit-subadmin.php relative to the web root.
    Affected if The file /admin/edit-subadmin.php exists in the web application
  4. Verify admin panel accessibility
    Attempt to access the admin login page at /admin/index.php or check if the admin panel is publicly or internally reachable. The SQL injection requires the attacker to reach the edit-subadmin.php endpoint.
    Affected if The admin panel is accessible (either publicly or to authenticated users)
  5. Inspect the emailid parameter handling
    Examine the edit-subadmin.php source code. Search for the emailid parameter usage in SQL queries. Look for direct string concatenation of the emailid input into SQL statements without prepared statements or parameter binding.
    Affected if The code contains unsanitized SQL queries using the emailid parameter (direct concatenation rather than prepared statements)

The environment is affected if PHPGurukul News Portal Project version 4.1 is installed with the /admin/edit-subadmin.php file present and the admin panel accessible, where the emailid parameter is used in unsanitized SQL queries.

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

Replace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries for the emailid parameter and conduct a comprehensive security audit of the admin panel for additional SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Fix this in News Portal Project Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,820
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