{"id":"GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh","aliases":["CVE-2026-42569"],"title":"phpVMS has an /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe","description":"# Security Advisory: Unauthenticated Access to Legacy Import Feature\n\n**Severity:** Critical\n**Affected versions:** phpVMS 7.x (up to 7.0.5)\n**Fixed in:** v7.0.6\n**Component:** Legacy importer\n\n## Summary\n\nA 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.\n\n## Impact\n\nA remote attacker could trigger internal processes that modify or delete application data, potentially resulting in:\n\n- Data loss\n- Service disruption\n\nNo authentication was required.\n\n## Remediation\n\n- **Update immediately** to [the latest patched version](https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.7)\n- If unable to update:\n  - The release link has instructions on how to fix it (it's a one-line fix to comment out the routes)\n\n## Affected Versions\n\n* Affected: phpVMS 7.x ≤ 7.0.5\n* Not affected: phpVMS >= 7.0.6, v8 (feature removed from public access)","severity":"critical","score":9.4,"published":"2026-05-04T21:20:40.000Z","modified":"2026-05-13T13:54:44.258Z","withdrawn":false,"knownExploited":false,"affected":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"nabeel/phpvms","ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.0.6"}],"type":"ECOSYSTEM"}],"versions":["7.0.0","7.0.0-beta.2","7.0.0-beta.3","7.0.0-beta.4","7.0.0-beta.5","7.0.1","7.0.2","7.0.3","7.0.4","7.0.5","v7.0.0-alpha2","v7.0.0-beta"],"fixed":["7.0.6"]}],"references":["https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/security/advisories/GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh","https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42569","https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/commit/f59ba8e0e8fc25c60c3faf14e526cfd49df3f7dc","https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms","https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.6","https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.7"],"sources":[{"name":"OSV","id":"GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh","modified":"2026-05-13T13:54:44.258293Z","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh"}],"assessments":[{"source":"OSV","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H","score":9.4}]}