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CVE-2025-5249VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-5249: PHPGurukul News Portal Project · SQL Injection

Affects PHPGurukul News Portal ProjectSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PHPGurukul News Portal ProjectAffected
  • =4.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate code review and sanitization: Developers should implement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions involving user input, especially the 'Category' parameter in /admin/add-category.php. 2. Input validation: Enforce strict validation rules on all inputs to ensure only expected data types and formats are accepted. 3. Web application firewall (WAF): Deploy and configure a WAF to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the vulnerable endpoint. 4. Network segmentation: Isolate the news portal server from critical internal systems to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 5. Monitoring and logging: Enable detailed logging of database queries and web requests to detect anomalous activity indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Patch management: Monitor vendor announcements for patches or updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly. 7. Access control: Restrict administrative interface access to trusted IP addresses or via VPN to reduce exposure. 8. Backup and recovery: Maintain regular backups of the database and application to enable rapid restoration if data integrity is compromised.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/add-category.php. The manipulation of the argument Category leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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