CVE-2026-1142VulnerabilityPublished 19 Jan 2026Updated 23 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-1142: PHPGurukul News Portal · Cross-Site Request Forgery

Affects PHPGurukul News PortalSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% 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:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jan 2026
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 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PHPGurukulNews Portal	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-1142, organizations should implement robust anti-CSRF protections immediately. This includes adding unique, unpredictable CSRF tokens to all state-changing requests and validating these tokens server-side. Additionally, verifying the HTTP Referer or Origin headers can help confirm request legitimacy. Restricting the use of HTTP methods to those appropriate for the action (e.g., POST for changes) and enforcing same-site cookies can reduce CSRF risks. Organizations should also educate users about the risks of clicking untrusted links and consider implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the impact of malicious scripts. Monitoring and logging unusual user activity can help detect potential exploitation attempts. Finally, organizations should track vendor updates closely and apply official patches once available. If upgrading to a newer, patched version of PHPGurukul News Portal is feasible, it should be prioritized to eliminate the vulnerability.

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2026-1142 is on the integrity of the PHPGurukul News Portal, where attackers can perform unauthorized actions on behalf of legitimate users. This can lead to unauthorized content changes, misinformation dissemination, or manipulation of user data. While confidentiality and availability impacts are minimal, the integrity compromise can damage organizational reputation, reduce user trust, and potentially cause operational disruptions if critical content is altered. For organizations relying on PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0, especially news agencies or media outlets, this vulnerability could be exploited to spread false information or disrupt normal content management workflows. The requirement for user interaction limits mass exploitation but targeted attacks against high-value users or administrators remain a concern. The public release of exploit code increases the likelihood of opportunistic attacks, especially in environments lacking adequate CSRF protections.

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