PT-2026-85489

phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard API endpoints searches and content-health that enforce only authentication without permission checks. Any authenticated user can access these endpoints to read site-wide search statistics and...

CVE-2026-85591: Unverified Password Change

phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the user control panel API endpoint that allows authenticated attackers to change account passwords without verifying the current password. Attackers with session access can submit a PUT request to the user data upda...

GHSA-PG62-F8G4-4WQH phpMyFAQ privilege escalation: GroupController::updatePermissions lets a GROUP_EDIT admin grant rights they do not hold

Overview When phpMyFAQ hardened its admin permission-assignment endpoints against privilege escalation, it added a "a non-SuperAdmin may only assign rights they themselves hold" constraint to the user-rights endpoint UserController::updateUserRights. The equivalent group-rights endpoint,...

phpMyFAQ privilege escalation: GroupController::updatePermissions lets a GROUP_EDIT admin grant rights they do not hold

Overview When phpMyFAQ hardened its admin permission-assignment endpoints against privilege escalation, it added a "a non-SuperAdmin may only assign rights they themselves hold" constraint to the user-rights endpoint UserController::updateUserRights. The equivalent group-rights endpoint,...

GHSA-MF8R-WM2W-F8C5 phpMyFAQ public FAQ APIs expose inactive FAQ content

Affected Product phpMyFAQ Affected Versions - Confirmed affected: 4.1.4, API v3.1. - Confirmed affected: current main / 4.2-style source, API v4.0, for GET /api/v4.0/faqs/tags/tagId when api.onlyActiveFaqs=true. Patched Versions 4.1.5. Description The public FAQ API applies inconsistent active =...

phpMyFAQ public FAQ APIs expose inactive FAQ content

Affected Product phpMyFAQ Affected Versions - Confirmed affected: 4.1.4, API v3.1. - Confirmed affected: current main / 4.2-style source, API v4.0, for GET /api/v4.0/faqs/tags/tagId when api.onlyActiveFaqs=true. Patched Versions 4.1.5. Description The public FAQ API applies inconsistent active =...

phpMyFAQ has Potential Authenticated Path Traversal in PDF Export

Summary There is an authenticated path traversal condition in the PDF export functionality, specifically within the PDF image resolution logic. The issue may allow a privileged FAQ editor to cause the application to attempt reading files outside the intended content directory during PDF generatio...

GHSA-88G4-74F3-63X9 phpMyFAQ has Potential Authenticated Path Traversal in PDF Export

Summary There is an authenticated path traversal condition in the PDF export functionality, specifically within the PDF image resolution logic. The issue may allow a privileged FAQ editor to cause the application to attempt reading files outside the intended content directory during PDF generatio...

phpMyFAQ Unauthorized Access

The vulnerability of the phpMyFAQ web interface is related to insecure temporary files. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected information...

phpMyFAQ register.php Bypass

The vulnerability of the register.php component in the phpMyFAQ web application is related to the lack of authentication when processing the security.enableRegistration parameter. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to bypass existing security restrictions by sending a speciall...

phpMyFAQ AuthLdap create method compromise Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the AuthLdap::create method in the phpMyFAQ web application is related to security configuration errors. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the protected information...

phpMyFAQ Arbitrary Command Execution Information Disclosure

The vulnerability of the src/phpMyFAQ/Glossary/GlossaryRepository.php file in the phpMyFAQ web application is related to the lack of measures taken to protect the SQL query structure. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary commands and disclose protected...

phpMyFAQ Disclosure Sensitive Information

The vulnerability of the login and getFromCookie functions in the phpMyFAQ web application is related to deficiencies in the authentication process. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to disclose sensitive information that is protected by these functions...

phpMyFAQ Authentication Controller Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Frontend/AuthenticationController.php file in the phpMyFAQ web application is related to insufficient limits on authentication attempts. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the...

phpMyFAQ UserSession Method Unauthorized Access

The vulnerability of the userTracking method in the UserSession class of the src/phpMyFAQ/User/UserSession.php file of the phpMyFAQ web application is related to insufficient protection of sensitive data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker operating remotely to gain unauthorize...

phpMyFAQ SetupController PHP My FAQ

The vulnerability of the src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/SetupController.php file in the phpMyFAQ web application is related to the lack of authentication for the critical function. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information and cause...

PT-2026-85493

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpMyFAQ versions prior to 4.1.8 Description A stored cross-site scripting issue exists where the convertOldInternalLinks function in FaqHelper calls html entity decode on sanitized FAQ content. This process reverses the entity-encoding...

Information Exposure

Overview phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure due to the storage of password reset tokens in a publicly accessible tracking file when user tracking is enabled. An attacker can...

Information Exposure

Overview thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure due to the storage of password reset tokens in a publicly accessible tracking file when user tracking is enabled. An attacker can...

External Control of File Name or Path

Overview phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path in the PDF export process. An attacker can access sensitive local files by embedding an tag with a src attribute...