PHPGurukul Job Portal 1.0 controller.php Category sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PHPGurukul Job Portal 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /jobportal/admin/vacancy/controller.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument Category can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-8470. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Job Portal 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file /jobportal/admin/vacancy/controller.php. The manipulation of the argument CATEGORY with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability, by which an attacker could send a specially designed query through CATEGORY parameter in /jobportal/admin/vacancy/controller.php, and retrieve all the information stored in it.

The weakness was published by Rafael Pedrero. The advisory is shared for download at incibe.es. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-8470 since 09/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/06/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• PHPGurukul

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• Job Portal

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• 1.0

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://phpgurukul.com/

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