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.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resources
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Phpmyfaq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T14:02:00.603Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T11:35:13.689Z

Link: CVE-2026-76215

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:47.607

Modified: 2026-08-19T14:17:47.607

Link: CVE-2026-76215

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T18:30:03Z

Weaknesses