CVE-2026-5838

A vulnerability was determined in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/add-subadmins.php. This manipulation of the argument sadminusername causes sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

CVSS v3 4.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

4.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 6.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication MULTIPLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/f1rstb100d/CVE/issues/27
https://phpgurukul.com/
https://vuldb.com/submit/789908
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356294
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356294/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

09 Apr 2026, 05:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 05:16

Updated : 2026-04-29 01:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-5838

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5838

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5838

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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