Incorrect Authorization Affecting phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-PHPMYFAQPHPMYFAQ-20187787
  • published28 Sept 2026
  • disclosed4 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-85592  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.8 or higher.

Overview

phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the question/create endpoint due to the isAddingQuestionsAllowed() method granting access to all callers when main.enableAskQuestions is enabled, disregarding the records.allowQuestionsForGuests setting. An attacker can submit unauthorized questions and inject spam into the moderation queue by sending requests to the affected API endpoint.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1