CVE-2026-75919

Summary

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in SetupController that allows unauthenticated attackers to run database migrations and create configuration backups when maintenance mode is enabled. Attackers can call POST /api/setup/update-database and POST /api/setup/backup endpoints to execute database updates, disable maintenance mode, and extract database credentials from generated ZIP archives.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
thorstenphpMyFAQ0 < 4.1.7affected
thorstenphpMyFAQ4.1.7unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

Additional References

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