What is CVE-2021-44966?

CVE-2021-44966 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Employee Record Management System, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-44966?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-44966 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Phpgurukul Employee Record Management System

CVE-2021-44966

SQL injection bypass authentication vulnerability in PHPGURUKUL Employee Record Management System 1.2 via index.php. An attacker can log in as an admin account of this system and can destroy, change or manipulate all sensitive information on the system.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2021-12-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpgurukul Employee Record Management System — versions 1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-nu11secur1ty/tree/main/vendors/PHPGURUKUL/ANUJ KUMA… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44966?: CVE-2021-44966 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Employee Record Management System, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-44966?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-44966 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.