CVE-2026-24420 PUBLISHED

phpMyFAQ: Attachment download allowed without dlattachment right (broken access control)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 22.01.2026 Published: 24.01.2026 Updated: 24.01.2026

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.16 and below allow an authenticated user without the dlattachment permission to download FAQ attachments due to a incomprehensive permissions check. The presence of a right key is improperly validated as proof of authorization in attachment.php. Additionally, the group and user permission logic contains a flawed conditional expression that may allow unauthorized access. This issue has been fixed in version

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor thorsten
Product phpMyFAQ
Versions
  • Version < 4.0.17 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control CWE