{"id":"CVE-2026-111902","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-111902"],"related":[],"title":"phpMyFAQ: missing translation lets anonymous users read restricted FAQ comments","description":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in isFaqAccessibleForUser() that treats a missing FAQ translation as visible to unauthenticated users. Attackers can send a mismatched Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API endpoints to read comments and attachment listings of unpublished or ACL-restricted FAQs.","summary":"In phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta, the access check treats an FAQ with no translation for the requested language as visible to everyone. An unauthenticated attacker can send a mismatched Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API and read comments and attachment lists of unpublished or access-restricted FAQs.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.9,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","php","phpmyfaq","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["fixed-version"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed version: `4.2.0-alpha` up to but not including `4.2.0-beta` is affected.\n- unknown whether a configuration setting changes exposure beyond the version.","fix":"- Upgrade phpMyFAQ to `4.2.0-beta` or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-17T19:16:32+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:41:06+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:41:06+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:41:06Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade phpMyFAQ to `4.2.0-beta` or later.","reach":"internet","title":"phpMyFAQ: missing translation lets anonymous users read restricted FAQ comments","impact":"medium","summary":"In phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta, the access check treats an FAQ with no translation for the requested language as visible to everyone. An unauthenticated attacker can send a mismatched Accept-Language header to the comments and attachments API and read comments and attachment lists of unpublished or access-restricted FAQs.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["phpmyfaq","php","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.7,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Anonymous users read comments and attachment lists of restricted FAQs","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed version: `4.2.0-alpha` up to but not including `4.2.0-beta` is affected.\n- unknown whether a configuration setting changes exposure beyond the version.","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["fixed-version"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha, where FAQs are unpublished or restricted by access control lists and some of them lack a translation for the language requested. Sites on 4.2.0-beta or later are not affected by this flaw. The sources do not say whether a default configuration is needed for the bypass to work.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000611,"input_tokens":3376,"output_tokens":546,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-111902':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '4.2.0':25B,28B,78C,81C 'accept':55B,107C 'accept-languag':54B,106C 'access':31B,74B 'access-restrict':73B 'acl':127C 'acl-restrict':126C 'alpha':26B,79C 'anonym':5A 'api':63B,115C 'attach':62B,68B,114C,121C 'attack':49B,101C 'author':85C 'beta':29B,82C 'bypass':86C 'check':32B 'comment':10A,60B,66B,112C,119C 'contain':83C 'cve':11A,14A 'endpoint':116C 'everyon':46B 'faq':9A,35B,76B,94C,129C 'header':57B,109C 'host':22B 'isfaqaccessibleforus':89C 'languag':42B,56B,108C 'let':4A 'list':69B,122C 'mismatch':53B,105C 'miss':2A,93C 'packag':17B 'php':18B 'phpmyfaq':1A,19B,24B,77C 'read':7A,65B,118C 'request':41B 'restrict':8A,75B,128C 'self':21B 'self-host':20B 'send':51B,103C 'translat':3A,38B,95C 'treat':33B,91C 'unauthent':48B,99C 'unpublish':71B,124C 'user':6A,100C 'visibl':44B,97C 'vulner':87C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha, where FAQs are unpublished or restricted by access control lists and some of them lack a translation for the language requested. Sites on 4.2.0-beta or later are not affected by this flaw. The sources do not say whether a default configuration is needed for the bypass to work.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-17T19:16:32+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-111902","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111902","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-17T19:16:32+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T17:17:05+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:55+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}