๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-111897

HIGH 7.1

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass in Attachment Administration Endpoints

CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows category-restricted editors to manage attachments of FAQs outside their categories by supplying arbitrary record IDs. Attackers in medium permission mode can send upload or delete requests with a target record_id or attachment ID to tamper with or remove files on unauthorized FAQs.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor thorsten
Product phpmyfaq
Published Oct 17, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

thorsten / phpMyFAQ
4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hj8v-cg6r-gg6q vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-authorization-bypass-in-attachment-administration-endpoints

Credits

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