CVE-2025-5860
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, which was classified as critical, was found in PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/search-booking-request.php. The manipulation of the argument searchdata leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack 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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the searchdata parameter in /admin/search-booking-request.php. The lack of proper input sanitization or parameterized queries enables attackers to manipulate database queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or complete system compromise.
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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
- 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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Confirm PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management System installationLocate the application by searching for files containing 'Maid Hiring Management System' or checking web root directories for the application. Common paths include /var/www/html/ or C:\xampp\htdocs\ on Windows.Affected if The application is present on the system and running.
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Verify vulnerable file existsCheck for the presence of /admin/search-booking-request.php in the web root directory. Inspect the file and locate the searchdata parameter handling.Affected if The file exists at the expected path and contains code that processes the searchdata parameter without parameterized queries.
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Confirm installed version is 1.0Check version information in the application, typically found in a README file, about page, or version constant in source files. Compare against the affected version = 1.0.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.
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Verify admin access is possibleCheck if the /admin/ directory is accessible. Determine whether authentication is required and if default credentials are in use. The vulnerability exists in an admin-facing page.Affected if The admin interface is accessible either without authentication or using default credentials.
A user is affected if the PHPGurukul Maid Hiring Management System version 1.0 is installed, the vulnerable file /admin/search-booking-request.php exists with the searchdata parameter, and the admin panel is accessible.
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 dataImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries to properly sanitize user input before executing SQL commands. Additionally, apply input validation and consider deploying a WAF as a defensive layer.
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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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