CVE-2026-76215 json
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resources
published 3mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-62456 , GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository thorsten/phpMyFAQ. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.7
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- thorsten phpMyFAQ
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq
vendor-advisory, exploit, mitigation, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-missing-authorization-via-child-resources
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-76215
- NVD CVE-2026-76215
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq
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