phpMyFAQ enables unauthenticated 2FA brute-force attack via /admin/check acceptance of arbitrary user-id

Summary The /admin/check endpoint in AuthenticationController implements SkipsAuthenticationCheck, making it reachable without any prior authentication. An anonymous attacker Bob can POST arbitrary user-id and token values to brute-force any user's 6-digit TOTP code. No rate limiting exists. The...

GHSA-9PQ7-MFWH-XX2J phpMyFAQ enables unauthenticated 2FA brute-force attack via /admin/check acceptance of arbitrary user-id

Summary The /admin/check endpoint in AuthenticationController implements SkipsAuthenticationCheck, making it reachable without any prior authentication. An anonymous attacker Bob can POST arbitrary user-id and token values to brute-force any user's 6-digit TOTP code. No rate limiting exists. The...

GHSA-JRC5-W569-H7H5 phpMyFAQ: Ordinary Authenticated User Can Access Admin-Only API Endpoints Due to Insufficient Authorization Check in phpMyFAQ

Summary A review of phpMyFAQ-main uncovered an authorization issue in the admin-api routes. Several backend endpoints only check whether the caller is logged in. They do not verify that the caller actually has backend or administrative privileges. As a result, a normal frontend user can access AP...

Incorrect Authorization

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 in the admin-api routes due to insufficient authorization checks. An attacker can access backend operational information by...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the admin-api routes due to insufficient authorization checks. An attacker can access backend operational information by...

Missing Authorization

Overview phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization in the ConfigurationTabController endpoints due to missing permission checks. An attacker can access sensitive configuration...

Missing Authorization

Overview thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization in the ConfigurationTabController endpoints due to missing permission checks. An attacker can access sensitive configuration...

phpMyFAQ's Missing CONFIGURATION_EDIT Permission Check on 12 Admin API Configuration Tab Endpoints Allows Information Disclosure by Any Authenticated User

Summary 12 endpoints in ConfigurationTabController.php use userIsAuthenticated login-only check instead of userHasPermissionPermissionType::CONFIGURATIONEDIT. This allows any authenticated user — including ones with zero admin permissions — to enumerate system configuration metadata including the...

CVE-2026-38429

OpenCMS v20 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity XXE in the Admin Import DB feature due to insecure XML parsing of user supplied .zip files containing a manifest.xml...

CVE-2026-27960

OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admi...

CVE-2026-8032

A flaw has been found in PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS 5.7. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /cdemos/echs/priv/echs.js. This manipulation of the argument ADMINKEY causes hard-coded credentials. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has...

Missing Authorization

Overview thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization in the delete process. An attacker can remove tags and disrupt FAQ organization by sending crafted DELETE requests to the admin AP...

GHSA-HPGW-WW76-C68R phpMyFAQ has an Authorization Bypass in All Admin Pages Due to Non-Terminating Permission Check

Summary AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission catches the ForbiddenException thrown when a user lacks a specific permission, sends a "forbidden" HTML page via $response-send, but does not terminate execution. The calling controller method continues to execute, fetches protected data...

phpMyFAQ has an Authorization Bypass in All Admin Pages Due to Non-Terminating Permission Check

Summary AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission catches the ForbiddenException thrown when a user lacks a specific permission, sends a "forbidden" HTML page via $response-send, but does not terminate execution. The calling controller method continues to execute, fetches protected data...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the userHasPermission process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive administrative data by sending requests ...

Incorrect Authorization

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 in the userHasPermission process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive administrative data by sending requests ...

GHSA-9525-27VJ-C8R8 phpMyFAQ has stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in comment rendering

Summary A stored XSS vulnerability in the comment rendering pipeline allows an authenticated user to inject JavaScript that executes for every visitor of an affected FAQ or News page. An attacker with a registered account can steal admin session cookies and take over the application. Details...

phpMyFAQ has stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in comment rendering

Summary A stored XSS vulnerability in the comment rendering pipeline allows an authenticated user to inject JavaScript that executes for every visitor of an affected FAQ or News page. An attacker with a registered account can steal admin session cookies and take over the application. Details...

CVE-2026-40326

Summary: Masa CMS (fork of Mura CMS) contains a CSRF flaw in the createBundle flow (csettings.cfc) that, in versions ≤7.5.2, can be abused by a logged-in admin to trigger silent site-bundle creation. The resulting bundle is written to a predictable public directory, enabling an unauthenticated ac...

CVE-2026-40326

Masa CMS is a content management system forked from Mura CMS. In versions 7.5.2 and earlier, the createBundle method in csettings.cfc does not properly validate anti-CSRF tokens for site bundle creation requests. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage or link that, when visited by a logged-in...