CVE-2026-5839: 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 available, restrict access to the affected functionality to trusted users only and consider implementing additional input validation or web application firewall rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the sucatdescription parameter.
Description
CVE-2026-5839 is a medium severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal Project version 4.1. It arises from improper handling of the sucatdescription parameter in the /admin/add-subcategory.php file, allowing remote attackers with high privileges to manipulate SQL queries. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.1. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.