CVE-2026-76206: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in thorsten phpMyFAQ
Description
phpMyFAQ versions prior to 4.1.7 contain a vulnerability in the PDF export endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to access draft FAQ metadata. This occurs because the application fails to validate the active status of FAQs, enabling retrieval of titles, solution IDs, author names, and last-update timestamps for inactive or unpublished FAQs via sequential FAQ identifiers.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
thorsten
phpMyFAQ
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76206 is an information exposure vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before version 4.1.7. The flaw arises from insufficient validation of the active status in the PDF export endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to enumerate FAQ entries by accessing the public PDF export route with sequential identifiers. This leads to unauthorized disclosure of metadata for draft or inactive FAQs, including titles, solution IDs, author names, and last update timestamps.
Potential Impact
Attackers can obtain sensitive metadata about unpublished or inactive FAQs without authentication. While this does not expose the FAQ content itself, it reveals potentially sensitive information such as author identities and update timestamps, which could aid in further reconnaissance or social engineering. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9, indicating a medium severity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade phpMyFAQ to version 4.1.7 or later, where the issue is fixed by proper validation of FAQ active status in the PDF export endpoint. No other mitigation is indicated or necessary once the official fix is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T11:34:28.576Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a85bc6bacd9273b492f4872
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 14:23:39 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 08:49:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 10:02:29 UTC
Views: 52
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