PHPGurukul Complaint Management System SQL Injection Vulnerability in edit-subcategory.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-subcategory.php, where the 'subcategory' parameter can be manipulated to inject malicious SQL code. This vulnerability allows attackers to interfere with the application's database queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or manipulation. 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 to execute arbitrary SQL commands. 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-subcategory.php file with a crafted 'subcategory' parameter that includes malicious SQL code. The lack of proper input sanitization will allow the injected SQL to be executed, demonstrating the SQL injection vulnerability.