CVE-2026-76205
8.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | 0 < 4.1.7 | affected |
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | 4.1.7 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-79h3-6hxj-g98h
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-sql-injection-via-glossary
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