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CVE-2026-111897: phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass in Attachment Administration Endpoints

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-17 · updated 2026-10-19
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows category-restricted editors to manage attachments of FAQs outside their categories by supplying arbitrary record IDs. Attackers in medium permission mode can send upload or delete requests with a target record_id or attachment ID to tamper with or remove files on unauthorized FAQs.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta — fixed in 4.2.0-beta

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-beta. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hj8v-cg6r-gg6q
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-authorization-bypass-in-attachment-administration-endpoints
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hj8v-cg6r-gg6q

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