CVE-2026-56738 phpMyFAQ - SQL Injection

phpMyFAQ < 4.1.6 contains a SQL injection caused by improper escaping of user-supplied stop word values in StopWords::add() method, letting authenticated administrators execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires admin access.

CVSS base score 8.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.26% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
SQL Injection
Impact
Data Tampering, Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
24 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-89

Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 4.1.6 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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