SQL Injection in Phpmyfaq
CVE-2026-76205
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the glossary create and update endpoints caused by truncating an escaped string before embedding it in a SQL literal. Authenticated users with glossary add or edit permissions can craft a payload with a dangling backslash to escape the closing quote and inject arbitrary SQL commands to read sensitive database information.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-79h3-6hxj-g98h (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-sql-injection-via-glossary (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-76205?
- CVE-2026-76205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76205?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.