CVE-2025-1859: A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PHPGurukul News Portal 4.1

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HIGH 7.3REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-1859 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) affecting news portal. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PHPGurukul News Portal 4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /login.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.3 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74, CWE-89
Published	2025-03-03
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: phpgurukul

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-03-03 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

phpgurukul news portal DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy news-portal || rpm -q news-portal || news-portal --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison news-portal sudo apt install news-portal=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.1> sudo apt-mark hold news-portal

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list news-portal sudo dnf downgrade news-portal-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.1> sudo dnf versionlock add news-portal

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-1859?

news portal: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-1859 being exploited?

CVE-2025-1859 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-1859 affect?

CVE-2025-1859 affects news portal. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PHPGurukul News Portal 4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /login.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to sql injection. The attack may b

How urgent is CVE-2025-1859?

Priority 46/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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