Which versions of phpMyFAQ are affected by CVE-2026-46359?

phpMyFAQ versions prior to 4.1.2 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in Azure AD/Entra ID OAuth integration that allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary database queries.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-46359?

Within 24 hours: Identify all phpMyFAQ deployments and determine which use Azure AD/Entra ID authentication. Within 7 days: Upgrade all affected instances to phpMyFAQ 4.1.2 or later. Within 30 days: Audit database access logs and OAuth authentication logs for indicators of exploitation; deploy database activity monitoring to detect future SQL injection attempts.

phpMyFAQ CVE-2026-46359

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46359?

CVE-2026-46359 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.7 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/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. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

EUVD-2026-30594 HIGH

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2026-05-15 VulnCheck

GHSA-p9wc-4pjv-rg82

GHSA-pm8c-3qq3-72w7

SQLi Microsoft Phpmyfaq Thorsten

7.7

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.7 HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Updated

May 28, 2026 - 16:42 vuln.today

v3 (cvss_changed)

Analysis Updated

May 28, 2026 - 16:41 vuln.today

v2 (cvss_changed)

Re-analysis Queued

May 28, 2026 - 16:22 vuln.today

cvss_changed

CVSS changed

May 28, 2026 - 16:22 NVD

7.5 (HIGH) 7.7 (HIGH)

Patch available

May 15, 2026 - 20:02 EUVD

Source Code Evidence Fetched

May 15, 2026 - 19:32 vuln.today

Analysis Generated

May 15, 2026 - 19:32 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a sql injection vulnerability in CurrentUser::setTokenData that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL by injecting malicious OAuth token claims. Attackers with Azure AD accounts containing SQL metacharacters in display names or JWT claims can break out of string literals and execute arbitrary database queries.

AnalysisAI

SQL injection in phpMyFAQ prior to 4.1.2 allows attackers authenticating through Azure AD/Entra ID OAuth to execute arbitrary database queries by embedding SQL metacharacters in their identity provider display name or JWT claims. The CurrentUser::setTokenData() method interpolates OAuth token fields into an UPDATE statement via sprintf without calling the database escape routine, while sibling methods in the same file correctly escape input. Publicly available exploit code exists per VulnCheck and the GHSA advisory, though EPSS is low (0.03%, 9th percentile) and the issue is not in CISA KEV.

Technical ContextAI

phpMyFAQ is an open-source PHP-based FAQ management system (CPE cpe:2.3:a:thorsten:phpmyfaq) that supports Microsoft Azure AD / Entra ID OAuth single sign-on. The root cause is CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command). In phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/User/CurrentUser.php lines 515-534, the setTokenData() method builds a SQL UPDATE against the faquser table by interpolating refresh_token, access_token, code_verifier, and json_encode($token['jwt']) directly into single-quoted string literals via sprintf, omitting the $db->escape() call that sibling methods setAuthSource() and setRememberMe() correctly use. Crucially, json_encode() does not escape single quotes, so a JWT claim such as preferred_username='O'Malley' survives encoding and terminates the SQL string literal, allowing arbitrary SQL to be appended.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade phpMyFAQ to 4.1.2 or later, which adds proper $db->escape() handling in CurrentUser::setTokenData() consistent with setAuthSource() and setRememberMe(); see https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pm8c-3qq3-72w7 and the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-sql-injection-in-currentuser-settokendata-via-unescaped-oauth-token-fields for details. If patching cannot be performed immediately, disable the Azure AD / Entra ID OAuth login provider in the phpMyFAQ configuration to eliminate the reachable code path - this prevents single sign-on with Microsoft accounts and forces users to local authentication. As a tighter compensating control on the identity side, restrict the Entra ID app registration assignment to a trusted, vetted user group whose display names and custom claims you control and audit, accepting that this only narrows rather than removes the risk. As a final defensive layer, place the phpMyFAQ database account behind least-privilege grants (UPDATE on faquser only) and enable database query logging on the faquser table to detect anomalous statements while the patch is rolled out.