CVE-2026-46364
CVE-2026-46364 · phpMyFAQ - SQL Injection via User-Agent Header in BuiltinCaptcha
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phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in BuiltinCaptcha::garbageCollector() and BuiltinCaptcha::saveCaptcha() methods that interpolate unsanitized User-Agent headers into DELETE and INSERT queries. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the public GET /api/captcha endpoint by crafting malicious User-Agent headers to perform time-based blind SQL injection, extracting sensitive data including user credentials, admin tokens, and SMTP credentials from the database.
CVSS 9.3 · Critical · EPSS 2.1% · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: php
Affected products and versions
phpmyfaq
- Versions
- ≥ 0, < 4.1.2: Affected (semver)
- 4.1.2: Not affected (semver)
Update to 4.1.2
thorsten/phpmyfaq Packagist
- Versions
- 2.10.0-alpha
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.0-RC
- 2.8.0-RC2
- 2.8.0-RC3
- 2.8.0-RC4
- 2.8.0-alpha2
- 2.8.0-alpha3
- 2.8.0-beta
- 2.8.0-beta2
- 2.8.0-beta3
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.10
- 2.8.11
- 2.8.12
- 2.8.13
- 2.8.14
- 2.8.15
- 2.8.16
- 2.8.17
- 2.8.18
- 2.8.19
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.20
- 2.8.21
- 2.8.22
- 2.8.23
- 2.8.24
- 2.8.25
- 2.8.26
- 2.8.27
- 2.8.28
- 2.8.29
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.8.7
- 2.8.8
- 2.8.9
- 2.9.0
- 2.9.0-alpha
- 2.9.0-alpha2
- 2.9.0-alpha3
- 2.9.0-alpha4
- 2.9.0-beta
- 2.9.0-beta2
- 2.9.0-rc
- 2.9.0-rc2
- 2.9.0-rc3
- 2.9.0-rc4
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.10
- 2.9.11
- 2.9.12
- 2.9.13
- 2.9.2
- 2.9.3
- 2.9.4
- 2.9.5
- 2.9.6
- 2.9.7
- 2.9.8
- 2.9.9
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0-RC
- 3.0.0-RC.2
- 3.0.0-alpha
- 3.0.0-alpha.2
- 3.0.0-alpha.3
- 3.0.0-alpha.4
- 3.0.0-beta
- 3.0.0-beta.2
- 3.0.0-beta.3
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0-RC
- 3.1.0-alpha
- 3.1.0-alpha.2
- 3.1.0-alpha.3
- 3.1.0-beta
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.10
- 3.1.11
- 3.1.12
- 3.1.13
- 3.1.14
- 3.1.15
- 3.1.16
- 3.1.17
- 3.1.18
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.1.8
- 3.1.9
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0-RC
- 3.2.0-RC.2
- 3.2.0-RC.4
- 3.2.0-alpha
- 3.2.0-beta
- 3.2.0-beta.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0-RC
- 4.0.0-RC.2
- 4.0.0-RC.3
- 4.0.0-RC.4
- 4.0.0-RC.5
- 4.0.0-alpha
- 4.0.0-alpha.2
- 4.0.0-alpha.3
- 4.0.0-alpha.4
- 4.0.0-beta
- 4.0.0-beta.2
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.14
- 4.0.15
- 4.0.16
- 4.0.18
- 4.0.19
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0-RC
- 4.1.0-RC.2
- 4.1.0-RC.4
- 4.1.0-RC.5
- 4.1.0-RC.6
- 4.1.0-RC.7
- 4.1.0-alpha
- 4.1.0-alpha.2
- 4.1.0-alpha.3
- 4.1.0-beta
- 4.1.0-beta.2
- 4.1.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.1.2
Update to 4.1.2
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq Packagist
- Versions
- 2.10.0-alpha
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.0-RC
- 2.8.0-RC2
- 2.8.0-RC3
- 2.8.0-RC4
- 2.8.0-alpha2
- 2.8.0-alpha3
- 2.8.0-beta
- 2.8.0-beta2
- 2.8.0-beta3
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.10
- 2.8.11
- 2.8.12
- 2.8.13
- 2.8.14
- 2.8.15
- 2.8.16
- 2.8.17
- 2.8.18
- 2.8.19
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.20
- 2.8.21
- 2.8.22
- 2.8.23
- 2.8.24
- 2.8.25
- 2.8.26
- 2.8.27
- 2.8.28
- 2.8.29
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.8.7
- 2.8.8
- 2.8.9
- 2.9.0
- 2.9.0-alpha
- 2.9.0-alpha2
- 2.9.0-alpha3
- 2.9.0-alpha4
- 2.9.0-beta
- 2.9.0-beta2
- 2.9.0-rc
- 2.9.0-rc2
- 2.9.0-rc3
- 2.9.0-rc4
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.10
- 2.9.11
- 2.9.12
- 2.9.13
- 2.9.2
- 2.9.3
- 2.9.4
- 2.9.5
- 2.9.6
- 2.9.7
- 2.9.8
- 2.9.9
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0-RC
- 3.0.0-RC.2
- 3.0.0-alpha
- 3.0.0-alpha.2
- 3.0.0-alpha.3
- 3.0.0-alpha.4
- 3.0.0-beta
- 3.0.0-beta.2
- 3.0.0-beta.3
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0-RC
- 3.1.0-alpha
- 3.1.0-alpha.2
- 3.1.0-alpha.3
- 3.1.0-beta
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.10
- 3.1.11
- 3.1.12
- 3.1.13
- 3.1.14
- 3.1.15
- 3.1.16
- 3.1.17
- 3.1.18
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.1.8
- 3.1.9
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0-RC
- 3.2.0-RC.2
- 3.2.0-RC.4
- 3.2.0-alpha
- 3.2.0-beta
- 3.2.0-beta.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0-RC
- 4.0.0-RC.2
- 4.0.0-RC.3
- 4.0.0-RC.4
- 4.0.0-RC.5
- 4.0.0-alpha
- 4.0.0-alpha.2
- 4.0.0-alpha.3
- 4.0.0-alpha.4
- 4.0.0-beta
- 4.0.0-beta.2
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.14
- 4.0.15
- 4.0.16
- 4.0.18
- 4.0.19
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0-RC
- 4.1.0-RC.2
- 4.1.0-RC.4
- 4.1.0-RC.5
- 4.1.0-RC.6
- 4.1.0-RC.7
- 4.1.0-alpha
- 4.1.0-alpha.2
- 4.1.0-alpha.3
- 4.1.0-beta
- 4.1.0-beta.2
- 4.1.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.1.2
Update to 4.1.2
Original sources
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-289f-fq7w-6q2w
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/b9f25109fddb38eee19987183798638d07943f92
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-sql-injection-via-user-agent-header-in-builtincaptcha
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46364