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CVE-2026-76215

CVE-2026-76215MEDIUM

thorsten phpMyFAQ — phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Missing Authorization via child resources

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   L   N   N    6.9   .0035   26.4     —

AFFECTED
  Product   Versions     Fixed
  phpMyFAQ  unspecified  4.1.7

TIMELINE
  Aug 19  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Aug 19  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Sep 1   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76215 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-862 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to apply parent FAQ visibility checks before returning child resources including comments and attachments. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve restricted comment text, commenter email addresses, and attachment filenames for FAQ records they cannot directly access by querying the comments and attachments API endpoints.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 19, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
August 19, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
September 1, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76215 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	—	—	4.1.7

Weaknesses

CWE-862

References (2)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq [Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-missing-authorization-via-child-resources [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-76215 at cve.org

Vendors: thorsten

Weaknesses: CWE-862

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