CVE-2026-108905
pH7Builder before 18.6.0 Hard-Coded API Key Bypass via Host Header
ph7software ph7builder
CVSS
8.7HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.31%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
- 18.6.0ph7builderCVE List
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
pH7Builder (pH7 Social Dating CMS) before 18.6.0 contains a hard-coded API key vulnerability in Tool.class.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass API access checks by spoofing the Host header. Attackers can send Host: localhost with private_api_key=dev772277 and the default allowed URL to retrieve member emails, IP addresses, phone numbers, and bank account fields.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 2
- ph7builderaffected: all versions before 18.6.0CVE List
- ph7builderunaffected: 18.6.0CVE List
References 4
- github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS/commit/cfe1e0c418946b868db8c399d0cf6b122552efd2Fixvia CVE List
- vulncheck.com/advisories/ph7builder-before-18.6.0-hard-coded-api-key-bypass-via-host-headerAdvisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS/blob/v18.5.1/_protected/framework/Api/Tool.class.php#L25-L48Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMSReferencevia CVE List