CVE-2026-75919

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Setup API

Published: Aug 19, 2026Updated: Sep 1, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-306

5.3MEDIUM

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in SetupController that allows unauthenticated attackers to run database migrations and create configuration backups when maintenance mode is enabled. Attackers can call POST /api/setup/update-database and POST /api/setup/backup endpoints to execute database updates, disable maintenance mode, and extract database credentials from generated ZIP archives.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:LAvailability

Low

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Weaknesses

CWE-306

Affected Products

thorsten

individual-devaka thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq

phpMyFAQOn-premWeb App

oss-project

Exploitability

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References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-f96w-7fx2-79c8

github.com

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-authentication-bypass-via-setup-api

vulncheck.com

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