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CVE-2026-25923 (GCVE-0-2026-25923)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-09 21:56 – Updated: 2026-02-11 21:20
VLAI
Title
Phar Deserialization leading to Arbitrary File Deletion in my little forum
Summary
my little forum is a PHP and MySQL based internet forum that displays the messages in classical threaded view. Prior to 20260208.1, the application fails to filter the phar:// protocol in URL validation, allowing attackers to upload a malicious Phar Polyglot file (disguised as JPEG) via the image upload feature, trigger Phar deserialization through BBCode [img] tag processing, and exploit Smarty 4.1.0 POP chain to achieve arbitrary file deletion. This vulnerability is fixed in 20260208.1.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-11 21:20 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
My-Little-Forum mylittleforum Affected: < 20260208.1
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