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TI-2026-35593 Aliases CVE-2026-48157GHSA-53h4-8rc4-f539

Slim has Reflected XSS in the HtmlErrorRenderer

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Slim is a PHP micro framework that enables users to write simple web applications and APIs. In versions 4.4.0 through 4.15, if an application uses HttpException::setTitle() and/or setDescription() to include untrusted/request-derived data in the error title or description (e.g. "No products found matching '{$query}'."), an attacker could inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that executes in the victim's browser when they encounter an HTML error page generated by Slim. The vulnerability is present even with displayErrorDetails = false as the unescaped title and description are rendered on this error path. Built-in exceptions (HttpNotFoundException, HttpBadRequestException, etc.) ship plain-text defaults, so a vanilla Slim app with no user code is not exploitable. Only applications that feed untrusted data into setTitle() and/or setDescription() are affected. The issue has been fixed in 4.15.2. If developers are unable to immediately update their applications, they can work around this issue by avoiding passing untrusted/request-derived data into HttpException::setTitle() and setDescription() and using static, plain-text error copy instead. They should also register a custom error renderer (an ErrorRendererInterface implementation, or a subclass of HtmlErrorRenderer that escapes the title and description) for the HTML media type.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Slim (slimphp): 4.15.2slim/slim (Packagist): 4.15.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
slimphpSlim4.4.0 to before 4.15.24.15.2Patch availableCNA
—slim/slim (Packagist)4.4.0 to before 4.15.24.15.2Patch availableGHSA-53h4-8rc4-f539
  • Slim Vendorslimphp Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.15.2 Fixed in 4.15.2 Patch available CNA
  • slim/slim (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.15.2 Fixed in 4.15.2 Patch available GHSA-53h4-8rc4-f539

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Slim (slimphp) Fixed in 4.15.2
  • Fix · GHSA-53h4-8rc4-f539 slim/slim (Packagist) Fixed in 4.15.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48157
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53h4-8rc4-f539

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