pear pearweb up to 1.32.x user::maintains sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in pear pearweb up to 1.32.x. Affected by this issue is the function user::maintains. Executing a manipulation can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-25240. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in pear pearweb up to 1.32.x and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function user::maintains. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, a SQL injection vulnerability can occur in user::maintains() when role filters are provided as an array and interpolated into an IN (...) clause. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-25240 since 01/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297877 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-25240), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.33.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (297877). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• pear

Name

• pearweb

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32

Website

• Product: https://github.com/pear/pearweb/

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