# CVE-2024-11817: PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System index.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the admin login to access or modify database information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mpg4-8g6x-vx9f

## What is CVE-2024-11817?

CVE-2024-11817 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/index.php. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11817?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul User Registration \& Login and User Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11817 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11817 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System

- [CVE-2025-45949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45949/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-48283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48283/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-25952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25952/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-48279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48279/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-48280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48280/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11817 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11817 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11817 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul User Registration & Login and User Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11817/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11817/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11817
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11817
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11817

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11817/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.