Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2026· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2026-5840

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

News mentions

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

4.7/ 10

CVSS v42.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.04%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.31medium

cvss	0.306
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

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')

CVE ID

CVE-2026-5840