VDB-421626 · CVE-2026-111907 · GCVE-0-2026-111907

thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.8 update-database cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /admin/api/update-database. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-111907. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.8. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/api/update-database. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the POST /admin/api/update-database endpoint, which executes database migrations without validating a CSRF token. Attackers can lure a logged-in user with the CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission into submitting a crafted cross-site request, triggering migrations that may impact database integrity or availability.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-111907 since 10/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.1.9 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/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 4.1.9

Timelineinfo

10/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/17/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-111907 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-111907
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-421626

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2026 21:30
Changes: 10/17/2026 21:30 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103