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CVE-2026-48488

phpMyFAQ has Weak Cryptography - SHA1 for Password Hashing

LOW

2.7

CVSS Score

Published: June 8, 2026 at 03:15 PM UTC

Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:35 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorphpMyFAQ

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Severity

LOW2.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.4, attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 (SHAttered). Version 4.1.4 fixes the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

phpMyFAQ · Thorsten

60%

v < 4.1.4

Affected range stops below 4.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj

x_refsource_MISC

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/1aa9be6f8a2fa5c527c983826205229fc3129718

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

2.7LOWGitHub_M

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-328

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