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.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Setup API
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-306
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T15:30:39.107Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T15:05:54.226Z

Link: CVE-2026-75919

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:42.260

Modified: 2026-08-19T16:19:09.963

Link: CVE-2026-75919

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T17:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function