---
id: CVE-2026-111904
title: >-
  phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Information Disclosure via
  open-questions API
summary: >-
  phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an information disclosure
  vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read hidden open
  questions due to an inverted api.onlyPublicQuestions check in
  OpenQuestionController. Attac…
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-200
vendor: thorsten
product: phpMyFAQ
affected:
  - phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta
published: '2026-10-17'
updated: '2026-10-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-17T18:46:24.116Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111904'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6xm9-p734-8fx6
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6xm9-p734-8fx6)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-information-disclosure-via-open-questions-api
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Information
      Disclosure via open-questions API
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-17T19:08:56.868Z'
---

## Overview

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read hidden open questions due to an inverted api.onlyPublicQuestions check in OpenQuestionController. Attackers can send GET requests to the /api/v4.0/open-questions endpoint to retrieve non-public moderation or internal questions and their associated usernames.

## Affected

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

## Remediation

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