๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-111906

MEDIUM 6.5

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta CSRF in Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Admin API Index Operations

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the Elasticsearch and OpenSearch administration API endpoints, which do not validate a CSRF token for the create, drop, and import actions. Attackers can lure a user with CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission to a malicious page that triggers these actions, deleting search indexes, forcing re-indexing, or exhausting resources.

CWE CWE-352
Vendor thorsten
Product phpmyfaq
Published Oct 17, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

thorsten / phpMyFAQ
0 < 4.1.9
thorsten / phpMyFAQ
4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-cmvh-fpmf-8gfx vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-csrf-in-elasticsearch-opensearch-admin-api-index-operations

Credits

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