High 7.5Published Oct 25, 2026

CVE-2026-116183phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 Authorization Bypass via /api/faq/create openQuestionID

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 3:40 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 contains an object-level authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify or delete any visitor question by supplying an arbitrary openQuestionID to POST /api/faq/create. Attackers solving the CAPTCHA can rewrite question categories, forge answered entries in faqquestion_history, or permanently delete questions when records.enableDeleteQuestion is enabled.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-639
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 25, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

thorsten phpMyFAQ thorsten:phpmyfaq (from the name)	before 4.1.10; 4.1.10 not affected	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9m55-g84r-x6v7	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.10-authorization-bypass-via-api-faq-create-openquestionid	third-party-advisory

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