CVE-2025-5618
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 classified as critical was found in PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System 1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/edit-team.php. The manipulation of the argument teamid 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 confidenceA critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System 1.2 within the /admin/edit-team.php file. The 'teamid' parameter is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands and potentially exfiltrate or modify 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= 1.2CVSS 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 the installed version of PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting SystemCheck your web application files for version information, typically in a README, VERSION file, or in the source code header comments. Compare the found version against version 1.2.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.2 or falls within the affected range including 1.2.
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Verify the presence of the vulnerable edit-team.php fileLocate the file at /admin/edit-team.php within your web application installation directory. Check if this file exists on the server.Affected if The file /admin/edit-team.php exists in the web root.
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Confirm the admin interface is accessibleAttempt to access the /admin/ directory or login page of the application. Verify whether the edit-team.php file is reachable via HTTP/HTTPS.Affected if The admin panel and the vulnerable script are accessible over the network.
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Inspect the teamid parameter handling in edit-team.phpReview the source code of /admin/edit-team.php and locate the code handling the 'teamid' parameter. Check if it is used directly in SQL queries without prepared statements, parameter binding, or input sanitization.Affected if The 'teamid' parameter is used in SQL queries without parameterized queries or proper sanitization.
A user is affected if they run PHPGurukul Online Fire Reporting System version 1.2 with the /admin/edit-team.php file accessible and the 'teamid' parameter handled without SQL injection protection.
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 or prepared statements using PDO or MySQLi. Implement proper input validation and least-privilege database accounts. Apply the vendor patch immediately given the public exploit availability.
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