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CVE-2026-49205

phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)

Published: Jun 18, 2026Updated: Jun 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this->userHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this->hasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, rather than the individual user's role permissions. The following APIs are affected: POST /api/v4.0/category (CategoryController::create), POST /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::create), PUT /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::update), and POST /api/v4.0/question (QuestionController::create). This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.4.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

phpMyFAQthorsten
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
thorstenindividual-devWeb & CMS Pluginsaka thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8c6h-7g6x-m5x4
github.com
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/d5c195b1ecf5dc30fb825d7eb50d22481c24cb07
github.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 18, 2026
Last Updated
Jun 23, 2026

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