PHPGurukul Complaint Management System SQL Injection Vulnerability in Update Complaint Admin File

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in PHPGurukul Complaint Management System version 2.0. The issue resides in the admin file 'updatecomplaint.php', where the 'Status' argument can be manipulated to inject malicious SQL code. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to interfere with the application's database operations.

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 'updatecomplaint.php' file in the admin directory. Include a crafted 'Status' parameter that exploits the application's SQL query handling. The injection point can be identified by searching for vulnerable targets using Google Hacking techniques.