CVE-2025-2646
Published: 23 March 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-2646 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Art Gallery Management System. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 16.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-10 directly and comprehensively prevents SQL injection by requiring validation of untrusted inputs like the 'contactnumber' parameter in /admin/admin-profile.php before inclusion in SQL queries.
SI-2 mandates identification, reporting, and timely remediation of flaws such as CVE-2025-2646 through patching or code fixes in the PHPGurukul Art Gallery Management System.
RA-5 requires vulnerability scanning that detects SQL injection issues like the 'contactnumber' manipulation in /admin/admin-profile.php, enabling remediation before exploitation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing web app enables initial access via exploitation of public-facing application (T1190), execution through server software component abuse with injected SQL (T1505 as cited in advisory), and data collection from databases (T1213.006).
NVD Description
A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Art Gallery Management System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/admin-profile.php. The manipulation of the argument contactnumber leads to sql injection. The…
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attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Other parameters might be affected as well.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-2646 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Art Gallery Management System version 1.0. The issue affects an unknown functionality within the file /admin/admin-profile.php, where manipulation of the 'contactnumber' argument enables the injection. It is classified under CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection), with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Successful exploitation allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling data exfiltration, modification, or disruption through injected SQL payloads. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and is available for use, with indications that other parameters may also be vulnerable.
Advisories and additional details are available through references including a GitHub issue at https://github.com/liuhao2638/cve/issues/9, the vendor site at https://phpgurukul.com/, and VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300661, https://vuldb.com/?id.300661, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.519776. No specific patch or mitigation steps are detailed in the primary disclosure, but practitioners should review these sources for updates and apply input validation or upgrades where possible.
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