CVE-2026-24420

MEDIUM

6.5

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.16 and below allow an authenticated user without the dlattachment permission to download FAQ attachments due to a incomprehensive permissions check. The presence of a right key is improperly validated as proof of authorization in attachment.php. Additionally, the group and user permission logic contains a flawed conditional expression that may allow unauthorized access. This issue has been fixed in version

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/24/2026

Last Modified1/28/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7p9h-m7m8-vhhv(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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