Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-109573
thorsten phpMyFAQ
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 SQL Injection via api/autocomplete Search Endpoint
CVSS 4.0
9.2Critical
Official description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in PdoMysql::escape(), which escapes single quotes with backslashes that are treated literally when MySQL or MariaDB runs in NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES mode. Unauthenticated attackers can send a Unicode right single quotation mark in the search parameter of api/autocomplete, which is normalized to an ASCII quote, to read credentials and configuration secrets, modify records, or drop tables.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 8.1High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | v < 4.1.9 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | 4.2.0-alpha ≤ v < 4.2.0-beta | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-13
- Last updated
- 2026-10-13
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
- Kolun priority
- 21 · Low
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
27.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')