CVE-2025-4873
Published: 18 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-4873 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 48.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-15625
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul News Portal 4.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/index.php of the component Login. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection.…
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The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unauthenticated SQL injection in public-facing web app login allows remote exploitation (T1190) and arbitrary database queries for data collection (T1213.006).
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.
Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.
Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.