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CVE-2026-24422

phpMyFAQ: Public API endpoints expose emails and invisible questions

Published: Jan 24, 2026Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. In versions 4.0.16 and below, multiple public API endpoints improperly expose sensitive user information due to insufficient access controls. The OpenQuestionController::list() endpoint calls Question::getAll() with showAll=true by default, returning records marked as non-public (isVisible=false) along with user email addresses, with similar exposures present in comment, news, and FAQ APIs. This information disclosure vulnerability could enable attackers to harvest email addresses for phishing campaigns or access content that was explicitly marked as private. This issue has been fixed in version 4.0.17.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

phpMyFAQthorsten
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
phpmyfaqphpmyfaqWeb & CMS Plugins
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaqPackagistOSS Libraries
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagistOSS Libraries
thorstenindividual-devWeb & CMS Pluginsaka thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq
phpmyfaqoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j4rc-96xj-gvqc
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24422
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
github.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 24, 2026
Last Updated
Jan 28, 2026

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