# CVE-2025-2658: PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System search-request.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the search-request.php file to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 23 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhx8-3xr8-54x3

## What is CVE-2025-2658?

CVE-2025-2658 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System, published on 23 Mar 2025. 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, has been found in PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /search-request.php. The manipulation of the argument searchdata 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-2025-2658?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-2658?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-2658 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-2658 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System

- [CVE-2023-39551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39551/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-3137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3137/): PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System changeimage.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-3138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3138/): PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System edit-guard-detail.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-2665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2665/): PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System bwdates-reports-details.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-36936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36936/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-2658 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-2658 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System, published on 23 Mar 2025. 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-2025-2658 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring 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-2025-2658/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2658/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2658
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2658
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2658

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2658/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.