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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.9 Medium

CVE-2026-75919

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Setup API

Description

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 products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

thorsten phpMyFAQ

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 4.1.7affected
  • 4.1.7unaffected

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