thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.0.12 User Registration incorrect user management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.0.12. This impacts an unknown function of the component User Registration Handler. Such manipulation leads to incorrect user management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59943. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.0.12 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component User Registration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect user management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-286. The product does not properly manage a user within its environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0-nightly-2025-10-03 and below do not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.13.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-59943 since 09/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.0.13 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 44cd20f86eb041f39d1c30a9beefad1cc61dc0ec is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect user management
CWE: CWE-286
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 4.0.13
Patch: 44cd20f86eb041f39d1c30a9beefad1cc61dc0ec

Timelineinfo

09/23/2025 CVE reserved
10/04/2025 +11 days Advisory disclosed
10/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/11/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-9wj2-4hcm-r74j
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59943 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326984

Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2025 07:50
Updated: 10/11/2025 04:13
Changes: 10/04/2025 07:50 (67), 10/11/2025 04:13 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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