CVE-2026-24420

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

CVSS v3.1

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

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 36th percentile

Published

2026-01-24

Updated

2026-01-26

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• advisories/GHSA-7p9h-m7m8-vhhv

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2026-24419
• CVE-2026-24421
• CVE-2026-24418
• CVE-2026-24422
• CVE-2026-24417
• CVE-2026-24423