CVE-2026-75920 json
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Information Disclosure via Backup ZIP
published 3mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-62445 , GHSA-8hmh-mrx6-pqvf
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository thorsten/phpMyFAQ. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
phpMyFAQ before v4.1.6 writes content backup ZIP archives to the web-accessible document root at content.zip, exposing sensitive files including database credentials. Unauthenticated attackers can race concurrent requests to download the temporary ZIP file before deletion, or exploit XSS in admin contexts to trigger authenticated backups and retrieve the archive.
Patch / fix
- thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.6
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8hmh-mrx6-pqvf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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 |
Affected products
- thorsten phpMyFAQ
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-377 DEPRECATED: Insecure Temporary File
References
-
github.com
/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8hmh-mrx6-pqvf
vendor-advisory, exploit, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-information-disclosure-via-backup-zip
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-75920
- NVD CVE-2026-75920
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-8hmh-mrx6-pqvf
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