CVE-2026-1160
Published: 19 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-1160 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Directory Management System. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24.3th 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 AC-3 (Access Enforcement).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-1160 is a SQL injection vulnerability affecting PHPGurukul Directory Management System version 1.0. The flaw resides in an unknown function within the /index.php file of the Search component, where manipulation of the 'searchdata' argument enables SQL code injection. Published on 2026-01-19, it carries 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) and is linked to CWEs 74 and 89.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with no privileges required and low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction. Exploitation allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through SQL injection, potentially enabling unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption depending on the database backend.
Advisories and further details are documented on VulDB (ctiid.341754, id.341754, submit.736333), the vendor site phpgurukul.com, and a GitHub issue at YouSeeYouOneDayDayDe/Nick_1321_vuls/issues/2, where the exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used. No specific patch or mitigation steps are outlined in the CVE description.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-3211
Vulnerability details
A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul Directory Management System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /index.php of the component Search. The manipulation of the argument searchdata leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated…
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remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
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Why these techniques?
Direct remote SQL injection in a public-facing web application component enables exploitation of the system without authentication.
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Mitigating Controls
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Directly requires validation and sanitization of the searchdata input argument to block SQL injection payloads before they reach the database.
Enables monitoring and analysis of application/database queries to identify anomalous SQL statements originating from the /index.php search function.
Enforces access-control decisions on database operations so that even successful injection cannot exceed the application's authorized data actions.