CVE-2026-42548
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Flight is an extensible micro-framework for PHP. Prior to 3.18.1, Flight::jsonp() concatenates the ?jsonp= query parameter directly into an application/javascript response body without validating that the value is a legal JavaScript identifier. An attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the response origin, enabling reflected cross-site scripting. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.18.1.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.6
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-13 20:16:21.787000
Last modified
2026-10-26 14:10:00.130000
View original CVE JSON
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-05-13T20:16:21.787",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T14:10:00.130",
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"value": "Flight is an extensible micro-framework for PHP. Prior to 3.18.1, Flight::jsonp() concatenates the ?jsonp= query parameter directly into an application/javascript response body without validating that the value is a legal JavaScript identifier. An attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the response origin, enabling reflected cross-site scripting. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.18.1."
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"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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