CVE•Published 2026-08-19•Modified 2026-09-01•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-76208Phpmyfaq · Phpmyfaq

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 83% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-778Insufficient Logging

Description

phpMyFAQ versions 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in AuthLdap::create(). When LDAP authentication is enabled, after a successful LDAP bind the code calls User::setStatus('active') unconditionally, which overwrites the account_status column of a pre-existing local account from 'blocked' to 'active'. As a result, a user whose local phpMyFAQ account has been administratively blocked can restore their account and log in by authenticating via LDAP. The state transition is not logged, so administrators cannot detect that the block was overridden. Fixed in 4.1.7.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-19

Modified 2026-09-01

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-76208

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq"

All exposed Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Phpmyfaq"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Phpmyfaq" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-76208