Improper Authorization Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.0-alpha
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- published25 Jan 2026
- disclosed23 Jan 2026
- creditBrahim-Fouad GUIA
Introduced: 23 Jan 2026
CVE-2026-24421 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.0-alpha or higher.
Overview
thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization via the backup endpoint in the setup API. An attacker can access sensitive configuration backups by sending authenticated requests to this endpoint without requiring elevated privileges.
Note: This is only exploitable if the API is enabled and the attacker has valid user credentials.