Description
phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the POST /admin/api/update-database endpoint, which executes database migrations without validating a CSRF token. Attackers can lure a logged-in user with the CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission into submitting a crafted cross-site request, triggering migrations that may impact database integrity or availability.
Published: 2026-10-17
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the POST /admin/api/update-database endpoint, which executes database migrations without validating a CSRF token. Attackers can lure a logged-in user with the CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission into submitting a crafted cross-site request, triggering migrations that may impact database integrity or availability.
Title phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 CSRF via /admin/api/update-database
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-352
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Phpmyfaq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T16:39:51.053Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:18:07.314Z

Link: CVE-2026-111907

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T15:42:27.680Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:32.883

Modified: 2026-10-19T17:17:05.593

Link: CVE-2026-111907

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T11:30:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-352

    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)