Medium severity · published Apr 9, 2026
CVE-2026-5840
PHPGurukul News Portal Project check_availability.php sql injection
4.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NP
News Portal Project · PHPGurukul
4.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5840
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5840
github.com
https://github.com/f1rstb100d/CVE/issues/29
phpgurukul.com
https://phpgurukul.com/
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/789913
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356296
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356296/cti
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