CVE-2026-24420

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

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7p9h-m7m8-vhhv	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2026, 10:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) phpMyFAQ es una aplicación web de FAQ de código abierto. Las versiones 4.0.16 e inferiores permiten a un usuario autenticado sin el permiso dlattachment descargar archivos adjuntos de FAQ debido a una verificación de permisos incompleta. La presencia de una clave correcta se valida incorrectamente como prueba de autorización en attachment.php. Además, la lógica de permisos de grupo y usuario contiene una expresión condicional defectuosa que puede permitir el acceso no autorizado. Este problema ha sido solucionado en la versión

28 Jan 2026, 18:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time		Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
References	~~() https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7p9h-m7m8-vhhv -~~	() https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7p9h-m7m8-vhhv - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq::::::::

24 Jan 2026, 03:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-24 03:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:23

NVD link : CVE-2026-24420

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24420

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24420

JSON object : View

Products Affected

phpmyfaq

phpmyfaq

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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