# CVE-2026-1424: PHPGurukul News Portal Profile Pic unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via the profile picture handler, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jxwq-p5r5-4484

## What is CVE-2026-1424?

CVE-2026-1424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal, published on 26 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in PHPGurukul News Portal 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Profile Pic Handler. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1424?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul News Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-1424?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-1424 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1424 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul News Portal

- [CVE-2025-69991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69991/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-69992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69992/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-69990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69990/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-4873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4873/): PHPGurukul News Portal Login index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4874/): PHPGurukul News Portal Project contactus.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-1424 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-1424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPGurukul News Portal, published on 26 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1424 exists.

Affected product: PHPGurukul News 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-2026-1424/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1424/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1424
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1424
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1424

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1424/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.