CVE-2026-5838: PHPGurukul News Portal Project · SQL Injection
Affects PHPGurukul News Portal ProjectSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PHPGurukulNews Portal Project | Affected
| Fixed in– |
CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal_project:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the affected functionality to trusted administrators only and consider implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the sadminusername parameter.
Description
CVE-2026-5838 is a medium severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal Project version 4.1. It affects the /admin/add-subadmins.php file, where manipulation of the sadminusername parameter can lead to SQL injection. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without user interaction. Although the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided by the vendor yet.