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CVE-2025-5838: PHPGurukul Employee Record Management System: Unsecured Admin Profile Data

CVE-2025-5838 · published 1 year ago

Summary

A critical flaw in the PHPGurukul Employee Record Management System 1.3 allows an attacker to access sensitive admin data by manipulating certain input. This could lead to unauthorized access and data theft. To protect your system, update to the latest version of the software or apply the recommended patch.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
phpgurukul	employee_record_management_system	1.3 `cpe:2.3:a:phpgurukul:employee_record_management_system:1.3:::::::*`

Original advisory text

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PHPGurukul Employee Record Management System 1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/adminprofile.php. The manipulation of the argument AdminName leads to sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

References

https://github.com/f1rstb100d/myCVE/issues/62 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://phpgurukul.com/ Product
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311581 Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.311581 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.591365 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit
Gives an attacker partial control

Severity

2.1 Low

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-74Injection

CWE-89SQL Injection

Timeline

Published7 Jun 2025

Updated3 Nov 2026

First seen7 Mar 2026

Sources

CVE-2025-5838 · NVD

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