CVE-2026-111900

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an improper authorization vulnerability in attachment.php that fails to verify whether an attachment's parent FAQ is published or visible to the requester. Authenticated users with the dlattachment permission can request index.php?action=attachment&id=<ID> to download complete attachment files belonging to draft FAQs.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-h76j-35m7-3mwq
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-draft-faq-attachment-disclosure-via-attachment-php
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-h76j-35m7-3mwq

Configurations

No configuration.

History

21 Oct 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-h76j-35m7-3mwq -~~	() https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-h76j-35m7-3mwq -

17 Oct 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-17 19:16

Updated : 2026-10-21 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-111900

Mitre link : CVE-2026-111900

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-111900

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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