CVE-2026-5838: SQL Injection in PHPGurukul News Portal Project
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 allows remote attackers to perform SQL injection via the sadminusername parameter in the /admin/add-subadmins.php file. The flaw arises from improper input validation or sanitization, enabling attackers to manipulate SQL queries. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.1, indicating medium severity. No official fix or patch is currently available, and the vendor has not issued remediation instructions. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed but not known to be exploited in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to execute unauthorized SQL commands on the backend database, potentially leading to data leakage, modification, or corruption. The impact is limited by the requirement for high privileges (PR:H) and low complexity of attack (AC:L). There is no indication of privilege escalation or remote code execution from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. 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.
CVE-2026-5838: SQL Injection in PHPGurukul News Portal Project
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 allows remote attackers to perform SQL injection via the sadminusername parameter in the /admin/add-subadmins.php file. The flaw arises from improper input validation or sanitization, enabling attackers to manipulate SQL queries. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.1, indicating medium severity. No official fix or patch is currently available, and the vendor has not issued remediation instructions. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed but not known to be exploited in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to execute unauthorized SQL commands on the backend database, potentially leading to data leakage, modification, or corruption. The impact is limited by the requirement for high privileges (PR:H) and low complexity of attack (AC:L). There is no indication of privilege escalation or remote code execution from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. 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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T17:32:13.988Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d729211cc7ad14da1b3388
Added to database: 4/9/2026, 4:20:49 AM
Last enriched: 4/16/2026, 12:25:03 PM
Last updated: 5/24/2026, 3:55:44 AM
Views: 69
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