phpMyFAQ missing authorization exposes /api/setup/backup to any authenticated user
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-wm8h-26fv-mg7g | phpMyFAQ: /api/setup/backup accessible to any authenticated user (authz missing) |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.744% probability within 30 days)
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Phpmyfaq
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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ssvc
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Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq |
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Thorsten
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| Description | phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.14 and below have flawed authorization logic which exposes the /api/setup/backup endpoint to any authenticated user despite their permissions. SetupController.php uses userIsAuthenticated() but does not verify that the requester has configuration/admin permissions. Non-admin users can trigger a configuration backup and retrieve its path. The endpoint only checks authentication, not authorization, and returns a link to the generated ZIP. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.17. | phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.16 and below have flawed authorization logic which exposes the /api/setup/backup endpoint to any authenticated user despite their permissions. SetupController.php uses userIsAuthenticated() but does not verify that the requester has configuration/admin permissions. Non-admin users can trigger a configuration backup and retrieve its path. The endpoint only checks authentication, not authorization, and returns a link to the generated ZIP. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.17. |
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| Description | phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.14 and below have flawed authorization logic which exposes the /api/setup/backup endpoint to any authenticated user despite their permissions. SetupController.php uses userIsAuthenticated() but does not verify that the requester has configuration/admin permissions. Non-admin users can trigger a configuration backup and retrieve its path. The endpoint only checks authentication, not authorization, and returns a link to the generated ZIP. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.17. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ missing authorization exposes /api/setup/backup to any authenticated user | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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cvssV3_1
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