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Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a critical SQL injection in Phpgurukul Teachers Record Management System v2.1. An unauthenticated network attacker may be able to manipulate database queries through the mobile number or email fields in add-teacher.php, risking sensitive data exposure and data tampering.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent where the application is internet-facing or stores sensitive school, staff, or contact data. Prioritize inventory, exposure reduction, and vendor guidance checks.
Technical view
CVE-2024-51063 is a CWE-89 SQL injection affecting add-teacher.php in Phpgurukul Teachers Record Management System v2.1. The published CVSS 3.1 score is 9.1, with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction required. The CVE record does not provide CPEs or vendor-normalized affected product metadata.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to deployments of Phpgurukul Teachers Record Management System v2.1. Publicly reachable deployments are higher concern because the CVSS vector indicates unauthenticated network attackability.
Exploitation context
The provided sources include a public GitHub reference, but the CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the bundle. There is no source-provided evidence here of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The CVE metadata is sparse: affected vendor/product fields and CPEs are n/a, while the description names Phpgurukul Teachers Record Management System v2.1. The bundle does not name a patch, workaround, or active exploitation evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether Teachers Record Management System v2.1 is deployed anywhere in your environment.
- Check PHPGurukul or project guidance for a fixed release or official remediation.
- Restrict external access to affected application paths until remediation is confirmed.
- If maintaining the code, review add-teacher.php for safe parameterized database handling.
- Back up and review database records for unexpected teacher-account or contact-field changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm application name and version on each host or code repository.
- Check whether add-teacher.php is reachable without trusted network controls.
- Review server logs for unusual requests targeting mobile number or email fields.
- Review database audit logs for suspicious teacher-record insertions or modifications.
- Document findings against the CVSS vector: network, no privileges, no user interaction.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N3.95.2CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/0x1c1ph3r/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2024-51063CVE reference, mitre
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.