CVE-2026-111901
High · CVSS 8.7Published 2026-10-17
CVSS
8.7
High
EPSS
—
exploit probability
Active Exploit
No
not yet listed
What is CVE-2026-111901?
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the unauthenticated faqs and search API endpoints. Attackers can send concurrent GET requests that load and process all database records into PHP memory, exhausting CPU and memory to crash the server.
CVSS Score Explained
CVSS 8.7 is High severity. Exploitation is likely straightforward and the impact is significant — data loss, privilege escalation, or remote code execution are common outcomes. Patch as soon as possible.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
No EPSS score yet — model needs more data on this CVE.
References & Patches
- ›https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-m42f-6p37-2c79
- ›https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-unauthenticated-dos-via-api-pagination
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