How to fix CVE-2025-45021?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running the admin/edit-directory.php file of the PHPGurukul Director and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Validate input sanitization for user-controlled parameters.

Is PHP affected by CVE-2025-45021?

Organizations using the admin/edit-directory.php file of the PHPGurukul Directory Management System should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-45021, a SQL injection vulnerability rated CVSS 5.3. Exploitation could allow attackers to execute code or inject malicious input.

CVE-2025-45021

MEDIUM

2025-04-30 [email protected]

5.3

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:39 vuln.today

PoC Detected

May 09, 2025 - 13:43 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Apr 30, 2025 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

Description

A SQL Injection vulnerability was identified in the admin/edit-directory.php file of the PHPGurukul Directory Management System v2.0. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability via the email parameter in a POST request to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

Analysis

A SQL Injection vulnerability was identified in the admin/edit-directory.php file of the PHPGurukul Directory Management System v2.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. A SQL Injection vulnerability was identified in the admin/edit-directory.php file of the PHPGurukul Directory Management System v2.0. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability via the email parameter in a POST request to execute arbitrary SQL commands. Affected products include: Phpgurukul Directory Management System.

Affected Products

Phpgurukul Directory Management System.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +26

POC: +20

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