Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-76215phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resources
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in phpMyFAQ from thorsten. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 71.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resources third-party-advisory