---
id: CVE-2026-108905
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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:
  localh…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-798
published: '2026-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T15:16:56.913'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108905'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS/blob/v18.5.1/_protected/framework/Api/Tool.class.php#L25-L48
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS/commit/cfe1e0c418946b868db8c399d0cf6b122552efd2
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ph7builder-before-18.6.0-hard-coded-api-key-bypass-via-host-header
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T14:50:34.064Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.