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CVE-2026-76208

CVE-2026-76208HIGH

thorsten phpMyFAQ — phpMyFAQ 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 Authentication Bypass via LDAP

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   L   H   N    8.8   .0044   35.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product   Versions  Fixed
  phpMyFAQ  3.1.0 –   —

TIMELINE
  Aug 19  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Aug 19  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Sep 1   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76208 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.
  Sep 30  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76208 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-778 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

phpMyFAQ versions 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in AuthLdap::create(). When LDAP authentication is enabled, after a successful LDAP bind the code calls User::setStatus('active') unconditionally, which overwrites the account_status column of a pre-existing local account from 'blocked' to 'active'. As a result, a user whose local phpMyFAQ account has been administratively blocked can restore their account and log in by authenticating via LDAP. The state transition is not logged, so administrators cannot detect that the block was overridden. Fixed in 4.1.7.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 19, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
August 19, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
September 1, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76208 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.
September 30, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76208 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	—	3.1.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-778

References (2)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8pr3-q3cw-q234 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-through-authentication-bypass-via-ldap [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-76208 at cve.org

Vendors: thorsten

Weaknesses: CWE-778

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