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SCA: security update for phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq, thorsten/phpmyfaq (GHSA-j4rc-96xj-gvqc)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 436920

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. In versions 4.0.16 and below, multiple public API
 endpoints improperly expose sensitive user information due to insufficient access controls. The
 OpenQuestionController::list() endpoint calls Question::getAll() with showAll=true by default, returning
 records marked as non-public (isVisible=false) along with user email addresses, with similar exposures
 present in comment, news, and FAQ APIs. This information disclosure vulnerability could enable attackers
 to harvest email addresses for phishing campaigns or access content that was explicitly marked as private.
 This issue has been fixed in version 4.0.17. (CVE-2026-24422)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4rc-96xj-gvqc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 436920

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/24/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.42

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24422

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24422

cwe: CWE-200