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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-111887 EUVD-2026-103332GHSA-cv2x-hcfv-23pm

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Account Enumeration via Guest Comment Endpoint

Published Oct 17, 2026 · Updated Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an account enumeration vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to confirm registered display names and emails via a distinct HTTP 409 response. Attackers can submit guest comments to the comment create endpoint with candidate user and mail values to link names to emails for targeted phishing.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
thorsten phpMyFAQ < 4.1.9, 4.2.0-alpha – < 4.2.0-beta 4.1.9

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