CVE-2026-111900 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Draft FAQ Attachment Disclosure via attachment.php
Authenticated users can download attachments from unpublished draft FAQs due to missing visibility checks in attachment.php.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-111900?
CVE-2026-111900 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thorsten phpMyFAQ, published on 17 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an improper authorization vulnerability in attachment.php that fails to verify whether an attachment's parent FAQ is published or visible to the requester. Authenticated users with the dlattachment permission can request index.php?action=attachment&id=<ID> to download complete attachment files belonging to draft FAQs.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111900?
How do I fix CVE-2026-111900?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-111900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-111900 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-111900 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h76j-35m7-3mwq, GHSA-qwjg-39wm-p2qc.