What is GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7g?

GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7g is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7g cover?

GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7g covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-111898. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7g?

GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7g has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7gHighCVSS 7.5

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 17, 2026

Last Modified

October 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-111898 →

📋 Description

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows Keycloak users to take over local accounts by matching preferred_username or email. Attackers controlling a Keycloak identity with a colliding username or unverified email can log in through /auth/keycloak/authorize to bind their subject and gain superadmin privileges.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rg4w-2j3r-2hhp
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111898
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-account-takeover-via-keycloak-implicit-account-linking
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rmr-jc2p-xv7g