Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-111907phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 CSRF via /admin/api/update-database

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site request forgery in phpMyFAQ from thorsten. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	4.0.0 – before 4.1.9

Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6x9g-rfx8-g42q) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 CSRF via /admin/api/update-database third-party-advisory