CVE-2026-75919

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.3

Exploit probability—

ProductPhpmyfaq

PublishedAug 19, 2026

First seenAug 19, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-306Missing authentication for critical function

How to fix

Update

phpmyfaq phpmyfaq4.1.7 or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-f96w-7fx2-79c8

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
phpmyfaq phpmyfaq	v < 4.1.7	4.1.7

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