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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-42551 EUVD-2026-30150GHSA-vxrr-w42w-w76g

Flight: HTTP method override enabled by default enables CSRF escalation and middleware bypass in flightphp/core

Published May 13, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Flight is an extensible micro-framework for PHP. Prior to 3.18.1, Request::getMethod() unconditionally honors the X-HTTP-Method-Override header and the $_REQUEST['_method'] parameter on any HTTP verb (including safe verbs such as GET), with no opt-in and no whitelist of permitted target methods. A GET request can silently become a DELETE or PUT, enabling CSRF escalation against destructive endpoints, bypass of middleware gated on unsafe verbs, and cache poisoning between CDN and origin. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.18.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
flightphp core < 3.18.1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist flightphp/core < 3.18.1 3.18.1 GHSA-vxrr-w42w-w76g

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