# CVE-2025-5226: PHPGurukul Small CRM change-password.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the change-password module 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:** 27 May 2025
- **Updated:** 27 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-98c5-fw58-qcpj

## What is CVE-2025-5226?

CVE-2025-5226 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Small CRM, published on 27 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in PHPGurukul Small CRM 3.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/change-password.php. The manipulation of the argument oldpass leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Other parameters might be affected as well.

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-2025-5226?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul Small Crm.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-5226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5226 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5226 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Small CRM

- [CVE-2024-3691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3691/): PHPGurukul Small CRM Registration Page sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-50484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50484/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-11053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11053/): PHPGurukul Small CRM forgot-password.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10664/): PHPGurukul Small CRM create-ticket.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-10114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10114/): PHPGurukul Small CRM profile.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5226 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5226 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in PHPGurukul Small CRM, published on 27 May 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-2025-5226 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul Small CRM. 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-2025-5226/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5226/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5226
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5226
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5226

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5226/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.