CVE-2025-5784: PHPGurukul Employee Record Management System · SQL Injection
Affects PHPGurukul Employee Record Management SystemSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PHPGurukul Employee Record Management System | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediate upgrade or patching: Organizations should verify if PHPGurukul has released patches or newer versions addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly. 2. Input validation and sanitization: Implement strict server-side input validation and parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent SQL injection. 3. Web application firewall (WAF): Deploy a WAF with rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the 'emp3ctc' parameter and related endpoints. 4. Network segmentation: Restrict access to the Employee Record Management System to trusted internal networks and VPNs to reduce exposure. 5. Monitoring and logging: Enable detailed logging of database queries and web requests to detect anomalous activities indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Incident response readiness: Prepare to respond to potential data breaches involving employee records, including notification procedures compliant with GDPR. 7. Code review: Conduct a thorough security audit of the entire application to identify and remediate other potential injection points or vulnerabilities.
Description
A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul Employee Record Management System 1.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /myexp.php. The manipulation of the argument emp3ctc leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.