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CVE-2025-5251VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-5251: 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 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

Immediate mitigation steps include implementing input validation and parameterized queries or prepared statements in the /admin/edit-subcategory.php script to prevent SQL injection. Organizations should audit their PHPGurukul News Portal installations and upgrade to a patched version once available. In the absence of an official patch, applying Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection patterns targeting the 'Category' parameter can reduce risk. Restricting access to the /admin directory via IP whitelisting or VPN can limit exposure. Regularly monitoring web server logs for suspicious requests targeting the vulnerable parameter is advised. Additionally, database user permissions should be minimized to limit the impact of a successful injection. Backup procedures should be verified to ensure rapid recovery in case of data tampering. Organizations should also consider isolating the CMS environment to reduce lateral movement risks.

Description

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/edit-subcategory.php. The manipulation of the argument Category leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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