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low 2.7

CVE-2026-48488 json

phpMyFAQ has Weak Cryptography - SHA1 for Password Hashing

published 5mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-35091 , GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj

cvss
2.7
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.4, attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 (SHAttered). Version 4.1.4 fixes the issue.

Patch / fix

  • packagist thorsten/phpmyfaq 4.1.4
  • packagist phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 4.1.4
  • phpmyfaq phpmyfaq 4.1.4

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 2.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
CNA 4.0 2.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist thorsten/phpmyfaq
<4.1.4
4.1.4
packagist phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq
<4.1.4
4.1.4

Affected products

  • thorsten phpMyFAQ

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.