VDB-393096 · CVE-2026-76208 · GCVE-0-2026-76208

thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.6 LDAP Authentication AuthLdap::create privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function AuthLdap::create of the component LDAP Authentication. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-76208. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.6. Affected is the function AuthLdap::create of the component LDAP Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

phpMyFAQ versions 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in AuthLdap::create(). When LDAP authentication is enabled, after a successful LDAP bind the code calls User::setStatus('active') unconditionally, which overwrites the account_status column of a pre-existing local account from 'blocked' to 'active'. As a result, a user whose local phpMyFAQ account has been administratively blocked can restore their account and log in by authenticating via LDAP. The state transition is not logged, so administrators cannot detect that the block was overridden. Fixed in 4.1.7.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-76208 since 08/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 4.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

thorsten

Name

phpMyFAQ

Version

License

open-source

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 4.1.7

Timelineinfo

08/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/19/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
08/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-76208 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-76208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-393096

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2026 16:47
Changes: 08/19/2026 16:47 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103