CVE-2026-25234
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, a SQL injection vulnerability in category deletion can allow an attacker with access to the category manager workflow to inject SQL via a category id. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in PEAR's category deletion function allows authenticated attackers with access to the category manager workflow to inject malicious SQL commands through the category id parameter.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.33.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Pear Pearweb versionLocate the Pear Pearweb installation and check its version number, typically found in version metadata files or the main package definitionAffected if version is present and less than 1.33.0
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Confirm category manager functionality is accessibleDetermine whether the category manager workflow module is enabled and accessible within the PEAR installationAffected if category manager module is installed and accessible to users
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Inspect category deletion endpointLocate the category deletion function code that handles the category id parameter and examine how user input is processedAffected if category deletion function exists and accepts user-supplied category id without proper parameterization
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Review SQL query construction in deletion logicExamine the category deletion code path for direct concatenation of the category id parameter into SQL queriesAffected if the category id parameter appears to be used directly in SQL queries without prepared statements or escaping
User is affected if Pear Pearweb version is below 1.33.0 and the category manager deletion functionality is accessible and processes the category id parameter without parameterized queries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.33.0
Upgrade to PEAR version 1.33.0 or later. Until upgraded, restrict category manager access to trusted users only and implement strict input validation on category id parameters.
1.33.0
- Identify the current Pearweb version currently deployed
- Obtain Pearweb version 1.33.0 from the official source
- Replace the existing Pearweb installation with version 1.33.0
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number
- Test that the category deletion functionality works correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing5.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-25234 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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