Description
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the unauthenticated faqs and search API endpoints. Attackers can send concurrent GET requests that load and process all database records into PHP memory, exhausting CPU and memory to crash the server.
Published: 2026-10-17
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the unauthenticated faqs and search API endpoints. Attackers can send concurrent GET requests that load and process all database records into PHP memory, exhausting CPU and memory to crash the server.
Title phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Unauthenticated DoS via API Pagination
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-17T18:46:22.075Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:18:07.314Z

Link: CVE-2026-111901

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:31.953

Modified: 2026-10-17T19:16:32.063

Link: CVE-2026-111901

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T20:30:14Z

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