PHPGurukul Online Course Registration SQL Injection Vulnerability in Student Registration Admin Page

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in PHPGurukul Online Course Registration version 3.1. The issue arises in the admin/student-registration.php file, where the studentname parameter is not properly validated, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely, without any authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the database, data manipulation, and leakage of sensitive information.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where attackers can manipulate database queries. This could lead to unauthorized database access, data modification or deletion, and extraction of sensitive information.

Reproduction

The vulnerability can be reproduced by sending a POST request to the admin/student-registration.php page with a crafted studentname parameter that includes malicious SQL payloads. This can be done using tools like sqlmap, which automates the process of finding and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Remediation

It is recommended to update the application to a version that addresses this vulnerability. If no such version is available, consider applying input validation and sanitization measures for the studentname parameter to prevent SQL injection. Additionally, using prepared statements for database queries can help mitigate this type of vulnerability.