GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj
phpMyFAQ has Weak Cryptography - SHA1 for Password Hashing
Blast Radius
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Description
Summary
Attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 (SHAttered).
Details
Affected File : phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Attachment/AbstractAttachment.php
Impact
- An attacker can generate SHA-1 collisions to bypass attachment protection
- Risk of password cracking if database is compromised
- Estimated cracking time: < 1 minute for standard attachment
Solution
Use bcrypt:
public function setPassword(string $password): void
{
$this->passwordHash = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
}
public function verifyPassword(string $plainPassword): bool
{
return password_verify($plainPassword, $this->passwordHash);
}
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | thorsten/phpmyfaq | all versions | 4.1.4 |
| 🐘Packagist | phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq | all versions | 4.1.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for thorsten/phpmyfaq. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update thorsten/phpmyfaq to 4.1.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-58fg-62fg-3fcj across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.