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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-111901

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the unauthenticated faqs and search API endpoints.

Published Oct 17, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 17, 2026 · phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-111901. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Not in the current FIRST EPSS dataset
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
See sources for product scope

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.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-111901

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-111901. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. EPSS is absent from the current FIRST dataset. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111901

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111901

    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 memor

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.