phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in attachment.php that allows attackers to download attachments of restricted FAQs by bypassing per-record permission checks. Low-privileged users with the dlattachment right, or anonymous users when allowDownloadsForGuests is enabled, can request attachment IDs to retrieve confidential files from restricted FAQs.
History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in attachment.php that allows attackers to download attachments of restricted FAQs by bypassing per-record permission checks. Low-privileged users with the dlattachment right, or anonymous users when allowDownloadsForGuests is enabled, can request attachment IDs to retrieve confidential files from restricted FAQs.
Title phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass via attachment.php Downloads
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-17T18:46:28.155Z

Updated: 2026-10-21T21:41:44.258Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:18:55.462Z

Link: CVE-2026-111910

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:33.343

Modified: 2026-10-21T22:16:47.993

Link: CVE-2026-111910

cve-icon Redhat

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