# CVE-2024-3088: PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal Forgot Password Page forgot-password.php sql injection

> SQL injection in the forgot-password page allows remote attackers to manipulate the username argument to access or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w8pq-qc72-3whc

## What is CVE-2024-3088?

CVE-2024-3088 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal, published on 30 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/forgot-password.php of the component Forgot Password Page. The manipulation of the argument username leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-258681 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3088?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal

- [CVE-2024-3085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3085/): PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal Admin Login Page login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-3087](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3087/): PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal Ambulance Tracking Page ambulance-tracking.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-6310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6310/): PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4264/): PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal edit-ambulance.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4265/): PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal contact-us.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3088 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3088 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal, published on 30 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Emergency Ambulance Hiring Portal. 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-2024-3088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3088/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3088
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3088
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3088

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3088/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.