Description
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Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API endpoints to read comments and attachment listings of unpublished or ACL-restricted FAQs.
Published: 2026-10-17
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API endpoints to read comments and attachment listings of unpublished or ACL-restricted FAQs.
Title phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass via Comments and Attachments API
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}


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Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Phpmyfaq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T16:39:57.712Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:18:07.314Z

Link: CVE-2026-111902

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T15:42:26.067Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:32.103

Modified: 2026-10-19T17:17:05.470

Link: CVE-2026-111902

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T12:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key