phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in SetupController that allows unauthenticated attackers to run database migrations and create configuration backups when maintenance mode is enabled. Attackers can call POST /api/setup/update-database and POST /api/setup/backup endpoints to execute database updates, disable maintenance mode, and extract database credentials from generated ZIP archives.
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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| Description | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in SetupController that allows unauthenticated attackers to run database migrations and create configuration backups when maintenance mode is enabled. Attackers can call POST /api/setup/update-database and POST /api/setup/backup endpoints to execute database updates, disable maintenance mode, and extract database credentials from generated ZIP archives. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Setup API | |
| First Time appeared |
Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-306 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T15:30:39.107Z
Reserved: 2026-08-18T15:05:54.226Z
Link: CVE-2026-75919
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:42.260
Modified: 2026-08-19T16:19:09.963
Link: CVE-2026-75919
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Updated: 2026-08-19T16:15:03Z
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