Information Exposure Affecting phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-PHPMYFAQPHPMYFAQ-20187780
  • published28 Sept 2026
  • disclosed4 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-85588  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.8 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 Information Exposure via the data export process. An attacker can obtain TOTP shared secrets in plaintext by accessing exported user data ZIP archives, allowing them to generate valid one-time codes and bypass two-factor authentication.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1