---
id: "CVE-2026-111907"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-111907"]
title: "phpMyFAQ: admin database update endpoint lacks CSRF checks, enabling forced migrations"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "php", "phpmyfaq", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-admin-browsing-while-logged-in", "version-4.1.9-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-17T19:16:32+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:36:18+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111907", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"}]
---

# phpMyFAQ: admin database update endpoint lacks CSRF checks, enabling forced migrations

phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 exposes a POST endpoint at /admin/api/update-database that runs database migrations without validating a CSRF token. A logged-in administrator with the CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission who visits a malicious page can be tricked into triggering migrations that may damage database integrity or availability.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version: `phpMyFAQ` version in the admin dashboard or `composer show phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq` if installed via Composer
- Confirm whether the installed version falls in 4.0.0 through 4.1.8
- unknown whether the sources list other checks

## Fix

- Upgrade phpMyFAQ to `4.1.9` or later
- unknown whether the sources list a workaround

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111907

## From the sources

phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the POST /admin/api/update-database endpoint, which executes database migrations without validating a CSRF token. Attackers can lure a logged-in user with the CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission into submitting a crafted cross-site request, triggering migrations that may impact database integrity or availability.

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