CVE-2026-111911 PUBLISHED

phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Authentication Bypass via WebAuthn Credential Injection

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 17.10.2026 Published: 17.10.2026 Updated: 17.10.2026

phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where WebAuthn registration endpoints attach credentials to any account without authentication or challenge validation. Attackers can stage a victim username, submit a forged fmt=none attestation to register a passkey, then log in bypassing passwords and TOTP for account takeover.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.3

Product Status

Vendor thorsten
Product phpMyFAQ
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 4.0.0 to 4.1.9 (excl.)
  • Version 4.1.9 is unaffected

Credits

  • HieuDC-SAS-NightWolf reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Authentication CWE