{"id":"CVE-2026-111902","title":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass via Comments and Attachments API","summary":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in isFaqAccessibleForUser() that treats a missing FAQ translation as visible to unauthenticated users. Attackers can send a mismatched Accept-Language …","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-639"],"vendor":"thorsten","product":"phpMyFAQ","affected":["phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta"],"published":"2026-10-17","updated":"2026-10-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-17T18:46:22.764Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111902","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-g6fj-8cjr-wrxv","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-g6fj-8cjr-wrxv)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-authorization-bypass-via-comments-and-attachments-api","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass via Comments and Attachments API"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T19:08:56.878Z","slug":"CVE-2026-111902","body":"## Overview\n\nphpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in isFaqAccessibleForUser() that treats a missing FAQ translation as visible to unauthenticated users. Attackers can send a mismatched Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API endpoints to read comments and attachment listings of unpublished or ACL-restricted FAQs.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}