Incorrect Authorization Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.2
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- published10 May 2026
- disclosed6 May 2026
- creditadrgs
Introduced: 6 May 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-863 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.2 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 Incorrect Authorization via the getFaqBySolutionId process. An attacker can access restricted FAQ metadata, including titles, categories, internal IDs, and language, by sending unauthenticated requests to sequential solution ID URLs and observing the resulting redirects and embedded metadata.