CVE-2026-76215: Missing Authorization in thorsten phpMyFAQ
Description
phpMyFAQ versions prior to 4.1.7 contain a missing authorization vulnerability where parent FAQ visibility checks are not enforced before returning child resources such as comments and attachments. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access restricted comment text, commenter email addresses, and attachment filenames for FAQ entries they cannot directly access.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
thorsten
phpMyFAQ
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76215 is a missing authorization vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before version 4.1.7. The software fails to verify parent FAQ visibility before returning child resources, including comments and attachments, via API endpoints. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive information such as restricted comment text, email addresses of commenters, and attachment filenames associated with FAQ records that should be inaccessible to them.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive data that should be restricted, including comment contents, email addresses of commenters, and attachment filenames related to FAQ entries. This exposure could lead to privacy violations and information disclosure without requiring any authentication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade phpMyFAQ to version 4.1.7 or later where this authorization issue has been fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary indicating the fix in 4.1.7.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T11:35:13.689Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a85bc76acd9273b492f498e
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 14:23:50 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 08:48:19 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 10:02:29 UTC
Views: 64
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