CVE-2026-111905
HIGH 7phpMyFAQ 3.2.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in GET /admin/api/user/data/{userId}, which returns any user's full faquserdata row, including the live TOTP secret, without a SuperAdmin or protected-target check. Delegated administrators with user-management rights can read a SuperAdmin's TOTP secret and generate valid codes to bypass two-factor authentication.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 35th percentile
Impact if exploited
7CVSS 4.0 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityLow
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - MEDIUM 6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - HIGH 7 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/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 - MEDIUM 6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hp8j-w94m-j5c7 CVE record · VulnCheck · Updated 2026-10-17T18:46:24.781Z
CVE record · CISA-ADP · Updated 2026-10-21T21:40:10.782Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111905 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:16:47.873
Advisories
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-3.2.0-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-idor-leaks-totp-secret-via-admin-api-user-data CVE record · VulnCheck · Updated 2026-10-17T18:46:24.781Z
NVD · CVE-2026-111905 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:16:47.873 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-103315 EUVD · EUVD-2026-103315