CVE-2026-109573
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 SQL Injection via api/autocomplete Search Endpoint
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in PdoMysql::escape(), which escapes single quotes with backslashes that are treated literally when MySQL or MariaDB runs in NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES mode. Unauthenticated attackers can send a Unicode right single quotation mark in the search parameter of api/autocomplete, which is normalized to an ASCII quote, to read credentials and configuration secrets, modify records, or drop tables.
| CWE | CWE-89 |
| Vendor | thorsten |
| Product | phpmyfaq |
| Published | Oct 12, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
thorsten / phpMyFAQ
0 < 4.1.9 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta
References
Credits
🔍 manus-pi 🔍 manus-use