CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-111898
7.7 HIGH
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-10-17
- Last modified
- 2026-10-18
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 7.7 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows Keycloak users to take over local accounts by matching preferred_username or email. Attackers controlling a Keycloak identity with a colliding username or unverified email can log in through /auth/keycloak/authorize to bind their subject and gain superadmin privileges.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rg4w-2j3r-2hhp github.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-account-takeover-via-keycloak-implicit-account-linking www.vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rg4w-2j3r-2hhp github.com