CVE-2026-76215

MEDIUM 5.3

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resources

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	thorsten
Product	phpmyfaq
Published	Aug 19, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

thorsten / phpMyFAQ

0 < 4.1.7

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-missing-authorization-via-child-resources

Credits

🔍 ThomasYoussef2003