What is CVE-2026-5837?

CVE-2026-5837 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal Project, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-5837?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Phpgurukul News Portal Project

CVE-2026-5837

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul News Portal Project 4.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /news-details.php. The manipulation of the argument Comment results in sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Published 2026-04-09 · last modified 2026-07-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Phpgurukul News Portal Project — versions 4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

vuldb.com/vuln/356293 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/vuln/356293/cti (signature, permissions-required)
vuldb.com/submit/789775 (third-party-advisory)
github.com/f1rstb100d/CVE/issues/25 (issue-tracking, exploit)
phpgurukul.com/ (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5837?: CVE-2026-5837 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal Project, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-5837?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.