CVE-2026-76205
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the glossary create and update endpoints caused by truncating an escaped string before embedding it in a SQL literal. Authenticated users with glossary add or edit permissions can craft a payload with a dangling backslash to escape the closing quote and inject arbitrary SQL commands to read sensitive database information.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.2–8.6
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affected products (2)
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references (2) nvd
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- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-79h3-6hxj-g98hExploitVendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-sql-injection-via-glossaryThird Party Advisory
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