thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.0.13 sql injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.0.13. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-62519. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.0.13 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.0.14, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the main configuration update functionality of phpMyFAQ allows a privileged user with 'Configuration Edit' permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands. Successful exploitation can lead to a full compromise of the database, including reading, modifying, or deleting all data, as well as potential remote code execution depending on the database configuration. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.14.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-62519 since 10/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.0.14 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-197804). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• thorsten

Name

• phpMyFAQ

Version

• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.0.9
• 4.0.10
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.12
• 4.0.13

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/

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