PHPGurukul News Portal Project edit-category.php sql injection
Priority HIGH 70CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/edit-category.php. The manipulation of the argument Category leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00555 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPGurukul | News Portal Project | 4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- News Portal Project VendorPHPGurukul Affected 4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal_project:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | PHPGurukul |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal_project:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·PHPGurukul
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5250
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw34-v7q6-pqcm
References
More PHPGurukul News Portal Project vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-04822 PHPGurukul News Portal forgot-password.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-04715 PHPGurukul News Portal Project edit-subcategory.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-04713 PHPGurukul News Portal Project add-category.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-04716 PHPGurukul News Portal Project edit-subadmin.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2024-03514 PHPGurukul/itsourcecode News Portal search.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-03513 PHPGurukul News Portal edit-post.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-5250 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5250 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw34-v7q6-pqcm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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