CVE-2026-76205
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 SQL Injection via Glossary
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 19, 2026
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the glossary create and update endpoints caused by truncating an escaped string before embedding it in a SQL literal. Authenticated users with glossary add or edit permissions can craft a payload with a dangling backslash to escape the closing quote and inject arbitrary SQL commands to read sensitive database information.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpMyFAQthorsten |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-79h3-6hxj-g98h)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 SQL Injection via Glossarythird-party-advisory
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