CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-24421

6.5 MEDIUM Published 2026-01-24 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-01-24
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-862

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.16 and below have flawed authorization logic which exposes the /api/setup/backup endpoint to any authenticated user despite their permissions. SetupController.php uses userIsAuthenticated() but does not verify that the requester has configuration/admin permissions. Non-admin users can trigger a configuration backup and retrieve its path. The endpoint only checks authentication, not authorization, and returns a link to the generated ZIP. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.17.

Affected configurations

• phpmyfaq phpmyfaq (< 4.0.17)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References