phpvms: /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe

published 2026-05-04 6 mo ago modified 2026-07-20 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-28930 , GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh

cvss: 9.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits: 0; none known, plus a Nuclei check

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 3

packagist nabeel/phpvms 7.0.6
phpvms phpvms 7.0.6

github.com/phpvms/phpvms@f59ba8e commit
github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.6 release
github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.7 release

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-05-12)

Exploit prediction

1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Nuclei template phpVMS < 7.0.6 - Legacy Importer Authorization Bypass nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	nabeel/phpvms	<7.0.6	7.0.6

Affected products

phpvms phpvms

Classification

Weakness

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

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary