CVE-2026-42569 PUBLISHED

phpvms: /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 28.04.2026 Published: 09.05.2026 Updated: 09.05.2026

phpVMS is a PHP application to run and simulate an airline. Prior to version 7.0.6, a critical vulnerability in phpVMS allowed unauthenticated access to a legacy import feature. This issue has been patched in version 7.0.6.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.4

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	phpvms
Product	phpvms
Versions	Version < 7.0.6 is affected

References

https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/security/advisories/GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh
https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/commit/f59ba8e0e8fc25c60c3faf14e526cfd49df3f7dc
https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.6
https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.7

Problem Types

CWE-284: Improper Access Control CWE
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE
CWE-862: Missing Authorization CWE