CVE-2026-111884 phpMyFAQ - Authentication Bypass

phpMyFAQ < 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta contain an authentication bypass caused by lack of current password verification when changing account email, letting attackers with hijacked sessions take over accounts, exploit requires hijacked session.

CVSS base score 8.3 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.27% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Authentication
Impact
Broken Authentication
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Published
17 October 2026
Updated
19 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-308

Vendor fix

Update to version 4.1.9 or 4.2.0-beta or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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