Authentication bypass via unescaped username query
Published Mar 18, 2025 · Updated Mar 18, 2025
SQL injection in the Sign In component of PHPGurukul Company Visitors Management System 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication. /index.php interpolates the POST username value directly inside a MySQL query without parameterization or escaping. No account or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated payload logs the attacker into the administrative dashboard.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in the Sign In component of PHPGurukul Company Visitors Management System 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication. /index.php interpolates the POST username value directly inside a MySQL query without parameterization or escaping. No account or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated payload logs the attacker into the administrative dashboard.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-2473
- Published
- Mar 18, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Vendor
- PHPGurukul
- Product
- Company Visitors Management System
- Classifications
- CWE-89, CWE-74, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- POST username authentication-bypass payloadproof of concept · demonstrated
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