๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-76205

HIGH 8.1

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 SQL Injection via Glossary

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-89
Vendor thorsten
Product phpmyfaq
Published Aug 19, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

thorsten / phpMyFAQ
0 < 4.1.7

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-79h3-6hxj-g98h vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-sql-injection-via-glossary

Credits

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