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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-5203

In Fat-Free Framework 3.7.1, attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution if developers choose to pass user controlled input (e.g., $_REQUEST, $_GET, or $_POST) to the framework's Clear method.

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1 Nov 2026, 08:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-5203

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Mar 2020, 14:15 UTC

In Fat-Free Framework 3.7.1, attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution if developers choose to pass user controlled input (e.g., $_REQUEST, $_GET, or $_POST) to the framework's Clear method.

osv:CVE-2020-5203
Complete source record
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