{"id":"CVE-2026-109573","revision":"de59109c8a394ef7acb69c63aefdc165","records":[{"revision":"de59109c8a394ef7acb69c63aefdc165","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-109573","aliases":[],"title":"phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 SQL Injection via api/autocomplete Search Endpoint","description":"phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in PdoMysql::escape(), which escapes single quotes with backslashes that are treated literally when MySQL or MariaDB runs in NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES mode. Unauthenticated attackers can send a Unicode right single quotation mark in the search parameter of api/autocomplete, which is normalized to an ASCII quote, to read credentials and configuration secrets, modify records, or drop tables.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-12T22:21:49.354+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-13T13:52:56.94+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"phpMyFAQ","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"thorsten\",\n                    \"product\": \"phpMyFAQ\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.1.9\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.1.9\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.2.0-alpha\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.2.0-beta\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.2.0-beta\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":9.2,"severity":"CRITICAL"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-98p2-cg7p-h385","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.9-sql-injection-via-api-autocomplete-search-endpoint"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109573","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-109573","identifiers":["CVE-2026-109573"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}