{"id":"CVE-2026-49205","aliases":["EUVD-2026-37954","GHSA-8c6h-7g6x-m5x4"],"status":"published","title":"phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)","description":"phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to  4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this-\u003ehasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, rather than the individual user's role permissions. The following APIs are affected: POST /api/v4.0/category (CategoryController::create), POST /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::create), PUT /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::update), and POST /api/v4.0/question (QuestionController::create). This issue has been fixed in version 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Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)","description":"phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to  4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this-\u003ehasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, rather than the individual user's role permissions. The following APIs are affected: POST /api/v4.0/category (CategoryController::create), POST /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::create), PUT /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::update), and POST /api/v4.0/question (QuestionController::create). This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-18T21:12:34.764Z","modified":"2026-06-22T14:44:03.047Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:35:10.963527Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-37954","description":"phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to  4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this-\u003ehasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, rather than the individual user's role permissions. The following APIs are affected: POST /api/v4.0/category (CategoryController::create), POST /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::create), PUT /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::update), and POST /api/v4.0/question (QuestionController::create). This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-18T21:12:34Z","modified":"2026-06-22T14:44:03Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:34.745289Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-8c6h-7g6x-m5x4","title":"phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)","description":"Missing Authorization in API CategoryController —  CVE-2026-24421 fixed BackupController by adding userHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was NOT applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API.  All 4 only call hasValidToken() (shared API key) but never call userHasPermission(), allowing any API token holder to perform admin operations regardless of their user permissions.\n\n## Summary\n\nCVE-2026-24421 fixed BackupController by adding: $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP);\n\nThe same fix was NOT applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this-\u003ehasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, NOT the individual user's role permissions.\n\n## Affected Endpoints\n\n1. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/CategoryController.php → create()  POST /api/v4.0/category\nMissing: userHasPermission(PermissionType::CATEGORY_ADD)\nAny API token holder can create categories regardless of user role.\n\n2. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/FaqController.php → create()  POST /api/v4.0/faq\n   Missing: userHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_ADD)\n   Any API token holder can create FAQ entries regardless of user role.\n\n3. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/FaqController.php → update()  PUT /api/v4.0/faq\n   Missing: userHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_EDIT)\n   Any API token holder can update any FAQ entry regardless of user role.\n\n4. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/QuestionController.php → create() POST /api/v4.0/question\n   Missing: permission check\n   Any API token holder can create questions regardless of user role.\n\n## Root Cause\n\nAll 4 methods only call:\n    $this-\u003ehasValidToken();   ← shared API key, not per-user\n\nThe fixed BackupController correctly calls:\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP);  \n\nPermissionType::CATEGORY_ADD, FAQ_ADD, FAQ_EDIT all exist in src/phpMyFAQ/Enums/PermissionType.php — they just are not being used.\n\n## Fix\n\nAdd userHasPermission() before the logic in each method:\n\n    // CategoryController.create()\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::CATEGORY_ADD);\n\n    // FaqController.create()\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_ADD);\n\n    // FaqController.update()\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_EDIT);\n\n## Reporter\n\nCONTACT\nSanthoshini Ganta\nGithub:@santhoshinipayload\nEmail: santhoshinive75@gmail.com\nLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/santhoshini-g-1440621ba","status":"published","published":"2026-06-23T22:27:34Z","modified":"2026-06-23T22:27:34Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:32.744157Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-49205","description":"phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to  4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this-\u003ehasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, rather than the individual user's role permissions. The following APIs are affected: POST /api/v4.0/category (CategoryController::create), POST /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::create), PUT /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::update), and POST /api/v4.0/question (QuestionController::create). This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-18T22:16:31.937Z","modified":"2026-10-26T11:10:00.157Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:24.912854Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-49205","title":"phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)","description":"phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to  4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this-\u003ehasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, rather than the individual user's role permissions. The following APIs are affected: POST /api/v4.0/category (CategoryController::create), POST /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::create), PUT /api/v4.0/faq (FaqController::update), and POST /api/v4.0/question (QuestionController::create). This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-18T21:12:34.764Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:35.817958314Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:07.060148Z"},{"id":"GHSA-8c6h-7g6x-m5x4","title":"phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)","description":"Missing Authorization in API CategoryController —  CVE-2026-24421 fixed BackupController by adding userHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP). The same fix was NOT applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API.  All 4 only call hasValidToken() (shared API key) but never call userHasPermission(), allowing any API token holder to perform admin operations regardless of their user permissions.\n\n## Summary\n\nCVE-2026-24421 fixed BackupController by adding: $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP);\n\nThe same fix was NOT applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this-\u003ehasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, NOT the individual user's role permissions.\n\n## Affected Endpoints\n\n1. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/CategoryController.php → create()  POST /api/v4.0/category\nMissing: userHasPermission(PermissionType::CATEGORY_ADD)\nAny API token holder can create categories regardless of user role.\n\n2. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/FaqController.php → create()  POST /api/v4.0/faq\n   Missing: userHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_ADD)\n   Any API token holder can create FAQ entries regardless of user role.\n\n3. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/FaqController.php → update()  PUT /api/v4.0/faq\n   Missing: userHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_EDIT)\n   Any API token holder can update any FAQ entry regardless of user role.\n\n4. src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Api/QuestionController.php → create() POST /api/v4.0/question\n   Missing: permission check\n   Any API token holder can create questions regardless of user role.\n\n## Root Cause\n\nAll 4 methods only call:\n    $this-\u003ehasValidToken();   ← shared API key, not per-user\n\nThe fixed BackupController correctly calls:\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP);  \n\nPermissionType::CATEGORY_ADD, FAQ_ADD, FAQ_EDIT all exist in src/phpMyFAQ/Enums/PermissionType.php — they just are not being used.\n\n## Fix\n\nAdd userHasPermission() before the logic in each method:\n\n    // CategoryController.create()\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::CATEGORY_ADD);\n\n    // FaqController.create()\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_ADD);\n\n    // FaqController.update()\n    $this-\u003euserHasPermission(PermissionType::FAQ_EDIT);\n\n## Reporter\n\nCONTACT\nSanthoshini Ganta\nGithub:@santhoshinipayload\nEmail: santhoshinive75@gmail.com\nLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/santhoshini-g-1440621ba","status":"published","published":"2026-06-23T22:27:34Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:48.974689349Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:42.077781Z"}]}}