CVE-2026-111901 phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Unauthenticated DoS via API Pagination
Unauthenticated attackers can crash the phpMyFAQ server by sending concurrent requests to API endpoints that exhaust system resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-111901?
CVE-2026-111901 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in thorsten phpMyFAQ, published on 17 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111901?
How do I fix CVE-2026-111901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-111901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-111901 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-111901 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45x8-rjq5-9jpp, GHSA-m42f-6p37-2c79.