Auth bypass in Phpmyfaq
CVE-2026-76215
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to apply parent FAQ visibility checks before returning child resources including comments and attachments. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve restricted comment text, commenter email addresses, and attachment filenames for FAQ records they cannot directly access by querying the comments and attachments API endpoints.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jmv9-23mw-mxpq (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-missing-authorization-via-child-re… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-76215?
- CVE-2026-76215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76215?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.