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GHSA-gp95-j463-vv28: phpMyFAQ: Default Empty API Token Authentication Bypass

May 20, 2026

A default empty API client token allows any unauthenticated user to create and modify FAQ entries, categories, and questions via the REST API. The vulnerability exists in all versions since API v4.0 was introduced because the installation process seeds api.apiClientToken with an empty string, and the hasValidToken() comparison logic cannot distinguish between “no token configured” and “attacker sent a matching empty token header.”

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gp95-j463-vv28
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gp95-j463-vv28

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.1.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.1.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.3 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Source file

packagist/thorsten/phpmyfaq/GHSA-gp95-j463-vv28.yml

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