CVE-2026-76205: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in thorsten phpMyFAQ
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the glossary create and update endpoints caused by truncating an escaped string before embedding it in a SQL literal. Authenticated users with glossary add or edit permissions can craft a payload with a dangling backslash to escape the closing quote and inject arbitrary SQL commands to read sensitive database information.
CVE-2026-76205: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in thorsten phpMyFAQ
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the glossary create and update endpoints caused by truncating an escaped string before embedding it in a SQL literal. Authenticated users with glossary add or edit permissions can craft a payload with a dangling backslash to escape the closing quote and inject arbitrary SQL commands to read sensitive database information.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.6high
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T11:34:28.576Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a85bc6bacd9273b492f4870
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 14:23:39 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 14:23:39 UTC
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