Vulnerability · Published Jan 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-1141PHPGurukul News Portal Add Sub-Admin add-subadmins.php improper authorization
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in News Portal from PHPGurukul. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 71.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /admin/add-subadmins.php of the component Add Sub-Admin Page. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PHPGurukul | News Portal | 1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-341733 | PHPGurukul News Portal Add Sub-Admin add-subadmins.php improper authorization vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-341733 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #735483 | PHPGurukul News Portal Project in PHP and MySql 1.0 Improper Access Controls third-party-advisory
- Submit #736668 | PHPGurukul News Portal v1.0 Authorization Bypass (Duplicate) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Asim-QAZi/BrokenAccessControl-News-Portal-Project-in-PHP-and-MySQL-in-PHPGurukul exploit
- https://phpgurukul.com/ product