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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
Network-exposed unauthenticated public API endpoint with no complexity; confidentiality impact is limited to draft FAQ content, with no integrity or availability impact.
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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
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phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 applies inconsistent active=yes and publication-date filtering across its public FAQ API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve inactive (draft or review-only) FAQ content. Specifically, GET /api/v3.1/faq/{categoryId}/{faqId} returns the inactive FAQ title and full answer, while GET /api/v3.1/faqs/tags/{tagId} and GET /api/v4.0/faqs/tags/{tagId} return the inactive FAQ title and answer preview, disclosing non-public content.
AnalysisAI
{categoryId}/{faqId}, and title-plus-preview content via the v3.1 and v4.0 tag-based endpoints - all without credentials. No public exploit has been identified and this vulnerability is not in CISA KEV, though the AV:N/PR:N vector makes exploitation trivially simple for anyone who can reach the API.
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | No special conditions are required beyond network reachability of the phpMyFAQ API - the affected endpoints are intentionally public-facing. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N reflects a trivially exploitable, zero-friction unauthenticated network attack - no special tools, credentials, or configuration are required beyond HTTP access. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker discovers a publicly accessible phpMyFAQ instance and, with no authentication, iterates category and FAQ ID values in GET /api/v3.1/faq/{categoryId}/{faqId} using standard HTTP requests. For each inactive FAQ found, the endpoint returns the full unpublished title and answer body. … |
| Remediation | Upgrade to phpMyFAQ 4.1.5 or later, which applies consistent active-status and publication-date filtering across all public API endpoints (vendor advisory: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-mf8r-wm2w-f8c5). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Same weakness CWE-200 – Information Exposure
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EUVD-2026-42892
GHSA-7582-hcc6-fvcg