CVE-2026-46359

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pm8c-3qq3-72w7
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-sql-injection-in-currentuser-settokendata-via-unescaped-oauth-token-fields
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pm8c-3qq3-72w7

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 May 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pm8c-3qq3-72w7 -~~	() https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pm8c-3qq3-72w7 -

15 May 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-15 19:17

Updated : 2026-05-28 16:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-46359

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46359

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46359

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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