CVE-2025-59943 HIGH

CVE-2025-59943: phpMyFAQ duplicate email registration allows multiple accounts with the same email

Vendor Thorsten
Product phpMyFAQ
Weakness CWE-286
Published October 3, 2025
Last update October 3, 2025

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 3, 2025 CVE published
October 3, 2025 Record updated