CVE-2025-59943

phpMyFAQ duplicate email registration allows multiple accounts with the same email

Published Oct 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0-nightly-2025-10-03 and below do not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.13.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-32303 phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0-nightly-2025-10-03 and below do not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.13.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9wj2-4hcm-r74j phpMyFAQ duplicate email registration allows multiple accounts with the same email
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0-nightly-2025-10-03 and below do not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.13.
Title phpMyFAQ duplicate email registration allows multiple accounts with the same email
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-286
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 3, 2025, 8:45 PM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2025, 2:33 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 3, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 10:10 PM