Flight: Sensitive information disclosure via default error handler in flightphp/core
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-209.
Summary
Flight is an extensible micro-framework for PHP. Prior to 3.18.1, the default error handler Engine::_error() writes the full exception message, exception code, and stack trace (including absolute filesystem paths) directly into the HTTP 500 response, with no debug gating. Production deployments leak internal paths, any secret interpolated into an exception message, and full module structure — giving attackers primitives for chaining other weaknesses (LFI, path traversal). This vulnerability is fixed in 3.18.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| flightphp | core | before 3.18.1 | 3.18.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | flightphp/core (Packagist) | before 3.18.1 | 3.18.1 | Patch available | GHSA-qrch-52m5-vv85 |
- core Vendorflightphp Affected before 3.18.1 Fixed in 3.18.1 Patch available CNA
- flightphp/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 3.18.1 Fixed in 3.18.1 Patch available GHSA-qrch-52m5-vv85
Remediation
- Fix · CNA core (flightphp) Fixed in 3.18.1
- Fix · GHSA-qrch-52m5-vv85 flightphp/core (Packagist) Fixed in 3.18.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42552
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrch-52m5-vv85
References
More flightphp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30828 Flight: Reflected XSS via unvalidated JSONP callback in Flight::jsonp() CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-30830 Flight: SQL Injection via unvalidated identifiers in SimplePdo::insert / update / delete CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-30831 Flight: HTTP method override enabled by default enables CSRF escalation and middleware bypass in flightphp/core CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-08426 Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in mikecao/flight CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-30829 Flight: Path traversal in `make:controller` CLI creates arbitrary directories outside project root CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-42552 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42552 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrch-52m5-vv85 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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