# CVE-2026-111905: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-HP8J-W94M-J5C7
- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- 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
- VulnCheck rates this high
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.9, 4.2.0-beta
- Published: 2026-10-17 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- thorsten phpMyFAQ: from 3.2.0, fixed in 4.1.9
- thorsten phpMyFAQ: from 4.2.0-alpha, fixed in 4.2.0-beta

## Description

phpMyFAQ 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on thorsten phpMyFAQ, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.9, 4.2.0-beta) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hp8j-w94m-j5c7
- 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

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