CVE-2026-111905: thorsten phpmyfaq
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-111905 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in thorsten phpmyfaq. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 17-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
Description
phpMyFAQ 3.2.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in GET /admin/api/user/data/{userId}, which returns any user's full faquserdata row, including the live TOTP secret, without a SuperAdmin or protected-target check. Delegated administrators with user-management rights can read a SuperAdmin's TOTP secret and generate valid codes to bypass two-factor authentication.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.0HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST6.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
26%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Thorsten1 product
- phpmyfaq≥ 3.2.0, < 4.1.9 | ≥ 4.2.0-alpha, < 4.2.0-beta
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/…Third Party Advisory