# CVE-2024-8464: SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal

> An attacker can exploit SQL injection in the Job Portal application to retrieve all stored information via the JOBREGID parameter.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f7xr-hxhp-pp5m

## What is CVE-2024-8464?

CVE-2024-8464 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Job Portal, published on 5 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability, by which an attacker could send a specially designed query through JOBREGID parameter in /jobportal/admin/applicants/controller.php, and retrieve all the information stored in it.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8464?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Job Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Job Portal

- [CVE-2024-8463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8463/): File upload restriction bypass vulnerability in Job Portal (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-8465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8465/): SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8466/): SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8467/): SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8468/): SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8464 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Job Portal, published on 5 Sep 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-2024-8464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Job 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-2024-8464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8464

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8464/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.