CVE-2026-5839: SQL Injection in PHPGurukul News Portal Project
A vulnerability was identified in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/add-subcategory.php. Such manipulation of the argument sucatdescription leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 involves improper handling of the sucatdescription argument in /admin/add-subcategory.php, leading to SQL injection. The flaw enables remote attackers with high privileges to execute unauthorized SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.1, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the backend database, potentially leading to data manipulation or disclosure. However, the impact is limited by the requirement for high privileges and the vulnerability having low to limited scope and impact metrics.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable functionality to trusted users only and consider implementing input validation or parameterized queries as a temporary mitigation.
CVE-2026-5839: SQL Injection in PHPGurukul News Portal Project
Description
A vulnerability was identified in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/add-subcategory.php. Such manipulation of the argument sucatdescription leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 involves improper handling of the sucatdescription argument in /admin/add-subcategory.php, leading to SQL injection. The flaw enables remote attackers with high privileges to execute unauthorized SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.1, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the backend database, potentially leading to data manipulation or disclosure. However, the impact is limited by the requirement for high privileges and the vulnerability having low to limited scope and impact metrics.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable functionality to trusted users only and consider implementing input validation or parameterized queries as a temporary mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T17:32:27.747Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d729211cc7ad14da1b338f
Added to database: 4/9/2026, 4:20:49 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 4:36:04 AM
Last updated: 4/9/2026, 6:54:36 AM
Views: 6
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