GHSA-J4RC-96XJ-GVQC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-23 20:17 – Updated: 2026-01-23 21:12
VLAI?
Summary
phpMyFAQ: Public API endpoints expose emails and invisible questions
Details

Summary

Several public API endpoints return email addresses and non‑public records (e.g. open questions with isVisible=false).

Details

OpenQuestionController::list() calls Question::getAll() with the default showAll=true, returning invisible questions and their emails. Similar exposures exist in comment/news/faq APIs.

PoC

curl -i -H 'Accept-Language: en' \
  http://192.168.40.16/phpmyfaq/api/v3.0/open-questions

Impact

Privacy exposure of email addresses and non‑public content; increased risk of phishing/scraping.

Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.0.16"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.17"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.0.16"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "thorsten/phpmyfaq"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.17"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-24422"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-23T20:17:33Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nSeveral public API endpoints return email addresses and non\u2011public records (e.g. open questions with isVisible=false).\n\n### Details\nOpenQuestionController::list() calls Question::getAll() with the default showAll=true, returning invisible questions and their emails. Similar exposures exist in comment/news/faq APIs.\n\n### PoC\n```\ncurl -i -H \u0027Accept-Language: en\u0027 \\\n  http://192.168.40.16/phpmyfaq/api/v3.0/open-questions\n```\n\n### Impact\nPrivacy exposure of email addresses and non\u2011public content; increased risk of phishing/scraping.",
  "id": "GHSA-j4rc-96xj-gvqc",
  "modified": "2026-01-23T21:12:42Z",
  "published": "2026-01-23T20:17:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j4rc-96xj-gvqc"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "phpMyFAQ: Public API endpoints expose emails and invisible questions"
}


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