CVE-2026-24420

MEDIUM

phpmyfaq < 4.0.17 - Authenticated Improper Access Control via Attachment Download

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 33.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (3)
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq < 4.0.17
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0 - 4.0.17Packagist
thorsten/phpmyfaq 0 - 4.0.17Packagist
Published Jan 24, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026