Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-5840PHPGurukul News Portal Project check_availability.php sql injection
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity SQL injection in News Portal Project from PHPGurukul. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PHPGurukul | News Portal Project | 4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-89, CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-356296 | PHPGurukul News Portal Project check_availability.php sql injection vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-356296 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #789913 | PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1 SQL Injection third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/f1rstb100d/CVE/issues/29 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://phpgurukul.com/ product