Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-76210phpMyFAQ before v4.1.6 Local File Disclosure via PDF Export

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in phpMyFAQ from thorsten. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 does not adequately sanitize HTML in FAQ answers before generating PDFs via TCPDF. An attacker with permission to create or edit FAQ content can embed an <img> tag whose src references a local file under the web root's content/ directory (e.g., content/core/config/database.php). When the PDF is generated, phpMyFAQ attempts to read the referenced file; because it is not a valid image the resulting error is converted into an uncaught exception whose stack trace discloses part of the file's contents to any user who triggers the PDF export. By default the disclosed portion is truncated (zend.exception_string_param_max_len), but a larger configured value can result in disclosure of entire files, including database credentials.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	0 – before 4.1.6

Weakness: CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-c63q-xx7x-j8w2) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before v4.1.6 Local File Disclosure via PDF Export third-party-advisory