Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-116183phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 Authorization Bypass via /api/faq/create openQuestionID

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in phpMyFAQ from thorsten. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 contains an object-level authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify or delete any visitor question by supplying an arbitrary openQuestionID to POST /api/faq/create. Attackers solving the CAPTCHA can rewrite question categories, forge answered entries in faqquestion_history, or permanently delete questions when records.enableDeleteQuestion is enabled.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	0 – before 4.1.10

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9m55-g84r-x6v7) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 Authorization Bypass via /api/faq/create openQuestionID third-party-advisory