---
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'
---

## Overview

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Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API endpoints to read comments and attachment listings of unpublished or ACL-restricted FAQs.

## Affected

- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.