CVE-2026-49205
Published:June 18, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this->userHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this->hasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, rather than the individual user's role permissions. The following APIs are affected: POST /api/v4.0/category (CategoryController::create), POST /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::create), PUT /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::update), and POST /api/v4.0/question (QuestionController::create). This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.4.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0 <4.1.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.4thorsten/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-add-claude-github-actions-1771752359307 <4.1.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.4phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0 <4.1.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.4phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-add-claude-github-actions-1771752359307 <4.1.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.4Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authorization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.39