High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2026

CVE-2026-75918

Description

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.

Affected products

PhpMyAdmin/Phpmyfaqllm-create
Range: <4.1.7

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j5w2-cwwj-xj7xnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-authentication-bypass-via-tracking-filenvd

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