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CVE-2026-75919

CVE-2026-75919MEDIUM

thorsten phpMyFAQ — phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Setup API

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   N   N   L    6.9   .0055   44.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product   Versions     Fixed
  phpMyFAQ  unspecified  4.1.7

TIMELINE
  Aug 18  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Aug 19  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Sep 1   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-75919 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-306 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 18, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
August 19, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
September 1, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-75919 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	—	—	4.1.7

Weaknesses

CWE-306

References (2)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-f96w-7fx2-79c8 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-authentication-bypass-via-setup-api [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-75919 at cve.org

Vendors: thorsten

Weaknesses: CWE-306

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