CVE-2026-111887
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.
Published:Oct 17, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 19, 2026
EPS:Oct 17, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00261
CVSS Score:5.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Phpmyfaq
Product
Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq
Vendor
Thorsten
Product
Phpmyfaq
Thorsten
Phpmyfaq
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
