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TI-2026-76115 Aliases CVE-2026-111908GHSA-cwqc-qp2c-47mg

Authorization bypass in phpMyFAQ REST API edits restricted FAQs

Priority HIGH 73CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta has a broken object-level authorization flaw (CWE-639) in the PUT /api/v3.1/faq/update endpoint. The endpoint checks only the global edit_faq permission and does not verify access to the target FAQ. An authenticated user with edit_faq permission can supply the ID of a restricted FAQ they cannot view, modify it, bypass moderation and change its publication state.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a broken object-level authorization vulnerability in the PUT /api/v3.1/faq/update endpoint, which checks only the global edit_faq permission and does not verify access to the target FAQ. Authenticated users with edit_faq permission can supply the ID of a restricted FAQ they cannot view to modify its content, bypass moderation, and change its publication state.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00369 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed phpMyFAQ (thorsten): 4.1.9, 4.2.0-beta

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
thorstenphpMyFAQ4.0.0 to before 4.1.94.1.9Patch availableCNA
thorstenphpMyFAQ4.2.0-alpha to before 4.2.0-beta4.2.0-betaPatch availableCNA
  • phpMyFAQ Vendorthorsten Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.1.9 Fixed in 4.1.9 Patch available CNA
  • phpMyFAQ Vendorthorsten Affected 4.2.0-alpha to before 4.2.0-beta Fixed in 4.2.0-beta Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——thorsten
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·thorsten

Remediation

The fixed versions are phpMyFAQ 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-beta.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA phpMyFAQ (thorsten) Fixed in 4.1.9
  • Fix · CNA phpMyFAQ (thorsten) Fixed in 4.2.0-beta

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-beta

    24 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 10 HIGH, 10 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-76108 Unauthenticated denial of service in phpMyFAQ API paginationPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-76092 phpMyFAQ e-mail change lacks password check, enabling takeoverPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2026-76101 Privilege escalation in phpMyFAQ group category restrictions APIPriority HIGH 72
    Show all 24 records →
  • Release ·

    thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.9

    14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-76118 Authentication bypass in phpMyFAQ via WebAuthn credential injectionPriority HIGH 81
    • TI-2026-76092 phpMyFAQ e-mail change lacks password check, enabling takeoverPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2026-76113 Cross-site request forgery in phpMyFAQ search index administrationPriority HIGH 70
    Show all 14 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111908
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-cwqc-qp2c-47mg
  3. 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-00296 Improper Authentication in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-76118 Authentication bypass in phpMyFAQ via WebAuthn credential injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-32868 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-76108 Unauthenticated denial of service in phpMyFAQ API pagination CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-53313 phpMyFAQ 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 Authentication Bypass via LDAP CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-34083 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via getIdFromSolutionId Permission Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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