CVE-2026-111902phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass via Comments and Attachments API
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phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in isFaqAccessibleForUser() that treats a missing FAQ translation as visible to unauthenticated users. Attackers can send a mismatched Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API endpoints to read comments and attachment listings of unpublished or ACL-restricted FAQs.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-639
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 17, 2026
Affected products
thorsten phpMyFAQ thorsten:phpmyfaq (from the name) | from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta; 4.2.0-beta not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-g6fj-8cjr-wrxvvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-authorization-bypass-via-comments-and-attachments-apithird-party-advisory
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