Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-51045

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 29 July 2025

Published
29 July 2025
Modified
07 August 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0021 43.2th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-51045 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Pre-School Enrollment System. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 43.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Phpgurukul Pre-School Enrollment System 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the /admin/password-recovery.php file. This vulnerability is attributed to the insufficient validation of user input for the username parameter.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
Why these techniques?

SQL injection in unauthenticated public-facing web app (/admin/password-recovery.php) enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190), exploitation for credential access via DB dumps/resets (T1212), and data collection from databases (T1213.006).

Affected Assets

phpgurukul
pre-school enrollment system
1.0

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.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References