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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVE-2025-5654

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Complaint Management System 2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/edit-state.php. The manipulation of the argument description leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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CWE-74 - Injection

Listed as the number one web application security risk on the 'OWASP Top Ten', injection attacks are widespread and dangerous, especially in legacy applications. Injection attacks are a class of vulnerabilities in which an attacker injects untrusted data into a web application that gets processed by an interpreter, altering the program's execution. This can result in data loss/theft, loss of data integrity, denial of service, and even compromising the entire system.

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