CVE-2026-75918

HIGH 8.8

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Tracking File

CVSS Score

8.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 stores password reset tokens in a publicly accessible tracking file when user tracking is enabled. Unauthenticated attackers can read the tracking file at content/core/data/trackingDDMMYYYY to extract reset tokens and replay them against the password reset API to take over user accounts.

CWE	CWE-200
Vendor	thorsten
Product	phpmyfaq
Published	Aug 19, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

thorsten / phpMyFAQ

0 < 4.1.7

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j5w2-cwwj-xj7x vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-authentication-bypass-via-tracking-file

Credits

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