CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-24420
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.16 and below allow an authenticated user without the dlattachment permission to download FAQ attachments due to a incomprehensive permissions check. The presence of a right key is improperly validated as proof of authorization in attachment.php. Additionally, the group and user permission logic contains a flawed conditional expression that may allow unauthorized access. This issue has been fixed in version
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"phpMyFAQ","vendor":"thorsten","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.0.17"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8861257880eb5b280890d58064e641a5c9aa71a113875741852d409b07038436 · sha256:abcc8f8a7fab1011… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8861257880eb5b280890d58064e641a5c9aa71a113875741852d409b07038436 · sha256:abcc8f8a7fab1011… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-284","description":"CWE-284: Improper Access Control","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8861257880eb5b280890d58064e641a5c9aa71a113875741852d409b07038436 · sha256:abcc8f8a7fab1011… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7p9h-m7m8-vhhv","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7p9h-m7m8-vhhv"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8861257880eb5b280890d58064e641a5c9aa71a113875741852d409b07038436 · sha256:abcc8f8a7fab1011… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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