CVE-2026-116183

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 Authorization Bypass via /api/faq/create openQuestionID

8.7 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Unchanged since Oct 26, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.7

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 Authorization Bypass via /api/faq/create openQuestionID

Record: CVE-2026-116183
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-639
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-109444 8.7

Record: EUVD-2026-109444
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpmh-2f7x-mv5g 8.7

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 contains an object-level authorization bypass vulnerability that allows...

Record: GHSA-hpmh-2f7x-mv5g
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/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 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-639
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.7

Record: CVE-2026-116183
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/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 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-639
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.7

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.10 Authorization Bypass via /api/faq/create openQuestionID

Record: CVE-2026-116183
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-639
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

thorsten phpmyfaq

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-116183 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, published October 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.