GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh phpVMS has an /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-42569
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- nabeel/phpvms
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284, CWE-306, CWE-862
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-04
Affected packages
• Packagist nabeel/phpvms: < 7.0.6 → fixed in 7.0.6
Description
Security Advisory: Unauthenticated Access to Legacy Import Feature
Severity: Critical
Affected versions: phpVMS 7.x (up to 7.0.5)
Fixed in: v7.0.6
Component: Legacy importer
Summary
A critical vulnerability in phpVMS 7.x allowed unauthenticated access to a legacy import feature. Although this feature is deprecated, parts of it remained accessible and operational.
Impact
A remote attacker could trigger internal processes that modify or delete application data, potentially resulting in:
• Data loss
• Service disruption
No authentication was required.
Remediation
• Update immediately to the latest patched version
• If unable to update:
• The release link has instructions on how to fix it (it's a one-line fix to comment out the routes)
Affected Versions
• Affected: phpVMS 7.x ≤ 7.0.5
• Not affected: phpVMS >= 7.0.6, v8 (feature removed from public access)
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-42569 phpVMS is a PHP application to run and simulate an airline. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/security/advisories/GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42569 advisory
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/commit/f59ba8e0e8fc25c60c3faf14e526cfd49df3f7dc web
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms package
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.6 web
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.7 web