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.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq |
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Thorsten
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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 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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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
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:33.343
Modified: 2026-10-21T22:16:47.993
Link: CVE-2026-111910
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