CVE-2026-49205: phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)

June 23, 2026

CVE-2026-24421 fixed BackupController by adding: $this->userHasPermission(PermissionType::BACKUP);

The same fix was NOT applied to 4 other write endpoints in the public API. All 4 only call $this->hasValidToken() — which checks a shared API key header, NOT the individual user’s role permissions.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-8c6h-7g6x-m5x4
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/d5c195b1ecf5dc30fb825d7eb50d22481c24cb07
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-8c6h-7g6x-m5x4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49205

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