Description
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0-nightly-2025-10-03 and below do not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.13.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9wj2-4hcm-r74j
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-284
CWE-286
Status
published
Products (2)
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq
4.0.7
thorsten/phpmyfaq
4.0.7 - 4.0.13Packagist
Published
Oct 03, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026