CVE-2026-76215
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resources
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 19, 2026
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to apply parent FAQ visibility checks before returning child resources including comments and attachments. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve restricted comment text, commenter email addresses, and attachment filenames for FAQ records they cannot directly access by querying the comments and attachments API endpoints.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpMyFAQthorsten |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resourcesthird-party-advisory
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