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CVE-2026-59989GHSA-HRWP-4HH9-C8R8

Phalcon Volt compiler `join` filter compile-time PHP code injection (SSTI lead to RCE)

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.16.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Phalcon is a high-performance, full-stack PHP framework. In 5.15.0 and earlier, resolveFilter in phalcon/Mvc/View/Engine/Volt/Compiler.zep builds the join filter by inserting the raw separator and array token values into generated PHP without passing them through expression(). An attacker who can influence Volt template source can place quote-breaking content in a join argument, inject PHP into the compiled cache file, and execute it when Phalcon\Mvc\View\Engine\Volt::render() loads the template. This issue is fixed in version 5.16.0.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • phalcon cphalcon

    fixed in 5.16.0

  • phalcon/cphalconPackagist

    fixed in 5.16.0

References 4

GitHub · phalcon/cphalcon