PHPGurukul News Portal Project check_availability.php sql injection
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 security flaw has been discovered in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin/check_availability.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal_project:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | PHPGurukul |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:news_portal_project:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·PHPGurukul
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pxp-646h-v7m3
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-5840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3pxp-646h-v7m3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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