Description
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.
Affected products
phpmyfaq: phpmyfaq
References3
- github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-79h3-6hxj… ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-79h3-6hxj… ExploitVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-sql-injection-via-… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 4.0
-
8.6
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 37 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-89
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