SQL Injection Affecting phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.2.0-alpha


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-PHPMYFAQPHPMYFAQ-18689646
  • published12 Aug 2026
  • disclosed12 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 12 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-47132  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-89  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq to version 4.2.0-alpha or higher.

Overview

phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to SQL Injection via the searchUsers process. An attacker can retrieve sensitive user information, such as user IDs and display names, by submitting specially crafted wildcard characters in the q parameter of the chat user search endpoint.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1