PHPGurukul Complaint Management System SQL Injection Vulnerability in edit-state.php

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in PHPGurukul Complaint Management System version 2.0. The issue resides in the file /admin/edit-state.php, where the 'description' parameter can be manipulated to inject malicious SQL code. This exploitation occurs without proper input validation or sanitization, allowing attackers to interfere with SQL queries and execute unauthorized database operations. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, and a public exploit is available.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where an attacker can manipulate database queries. This could lead to unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or in some cases, executing administrative operations on the database.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, send a request to the /admin/edit-state.php file with a crafted 'description' parameter that includes malicious SQL code. The lack of input sanitization will allow the injected SQL to be executed, demonstrating the SQL injection vulnerability.