CVE-2026-75918CWE-200information-disclosure

CVE-2026-75918

High · published August 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1

8.8

EPSS

Percentile

41.5

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 stores password reset tokens in a publicly accessible tracking file when user tracking is enabled. Unauthenticated attackers can read the tracking file at content/core/data/trackingDDMMYYYY to extract reset tokens and replay them against the password reset API to take over user accounts.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 8.8 · HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0: 8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS: 0.00494 · 41.5th percentile
Weakness: CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Published: 2026-08-19T18:17Z

Affected products (1)

Product	Versions	Fixed in
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq	< 4.1.7	4.1.7

References (3)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j5w2-cwwj-xj7x · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-authentication-bypass-via-tracking-file · [email protected]https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j5w2-cwwj-xj7x · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

EPSS history

Timeline

19 AUG 14:01Z
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Tracking File
cvelistv5