vulnerability / NVI-00002052 / Revision 3
Flight: HTTP method override enabled by default, facilitating CSRF escalation and middleware bypass
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
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7.5 high
GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.
As of · GitHub Advisory Database
7.5 HIGH (3.1)
security-advisories@github.com severity; no combined Null risk score.
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
flightphp/core
source listed< 3.18.1
### Summary `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. ### Affected code `flight/net/Request.php` (≈ lines 281-292): ```php public static function getMethod(): string { $method = self::getVar('REQUEST_METHOD', 'GET'); if (self::getVar('HTTP_X_HTTP_METHOD_OVERRIDE') !== '') { $method = self::getVar('HTTP_X_HTTP_METHOD_OVERRIDE'); } elseif (isset($_REQUEST['_method']) === true) { $method = $_REQUEST['_method']; } return strtoupper($method); } ``` `$_REQUEST` aggregates `$_GET` and `$_POST`; on PHP runtimes with `request_order=GPC` it also includes `$_COOKIE`. ### Proof of concept ``` GET /item/42?_method=DELETE HTTP/1.1 ``` is dispatched as `DELETE /item/42`. ``` GET /item/42 HTTP/1.1 X-HTTP-Method-Override: DELETE ``` is also di
flightphp/core
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 0; fixed 3.18.1
### Summary `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. ### Affected code `flight/net/Request.php` (≈ lines 281-292): ```php public static function getMethod(): string { $method = self::getVar('REQUEST_METHOD', 'GET'); if (self::getVar('HTTP_X_HTTP_METHOD_OVERRIDE') !== '') { $method = self::getVar('HTTP_X_HTTP_METHOD_OVERRIDE'); } elseif (isset($_REQUEST['_method']) === true) { $method = $_REQUEST['_method']; } return strtoupper($method); } ``` `$_REQUEST` aggregates `$_GET` and `$_POST`; on PHP runtimes with `request_order=GPC` it also includes `$_COOKIE`. ### Proof of concept ``` GET /item/42?_method=DELETE HTTP/1.1 ``` is dispatched as `DELETE /item/42`. ``` GET /item/42 HTTP/1.1 X-HTTP-Method-Override: DELETE ``` is also di
03 / Response
What to do next
- investigate
Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. NIST National Vulnerability Database
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 3.18.1 for flightphp/core. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
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05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-vxrr-w42w-w76g ↗
GitHub Advisory Database · vendor advisory
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- GHSA-vxrr-w42w-w76g ↗
GitHub Advisory Database via OSV · vendor advisory
Observed . GitHub-origin advisory, CC-BY-4.0; OSV is an aggregate copy, not independent corroboration.
- CVE-2026-42551 ↗
NIST National Vulnerability Database · official catalog
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Public revision history
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- Revision 3 ·
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- Revision 1 ·
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