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SCA: security update for phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq, thorsten/phpmyfaq (GHSA-8gpw-xvpf-hvx5)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 448362

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 3.2.0 through 4.1.5 contain an authentication
 bypass in its public two-factor authentication verification flow: an unauthenticated attacker can submit
 an account’s numeric user ID and a valid or brute-forced six-digit TOTP code without first authenticating
 with the account password, allowing takeover of any 2FA-enabled account, including administrator accounts.
 Version 4.1.6 is patched by binding TOTP verification to a session established after successful password
 authentication and limiting failed TOTP attempts. No official workaround is documented; affected
 installations should upgrade to 4.1.6 or later. (CVE-2026-56737)

Solution

Update the phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq library and its related packages to version 4.1.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8gpw-xvpf-hvx5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 448362

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/25/2026

Updated: 9/25/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-56737

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-56737

cwe: CWE-287