# CVE-2026-57994: phpMyFAQ - Information Disclosure of Inactive FAQ Content via Public API Endpoints

- Also known as: GHSA-MF8R-WM2W-F8C5
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.5
- Published: 2026-07-10 · Updated: 2026-07-10

## Affected

- phpMyFAQ: from 4.1.0, fixed in 4.1.5
- thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist): from 4.1.0, fixed in 4.1.5
- phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist): from 4.1.0, fixed in 4.1.5

## Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 applies inconsistent active=yes and publication-date filtering across its public FAQ API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve inactive (draft or review-only) FAQ content. Specifically, GET /api/v3.1/faq/{categoryId}/{faqId} returns the inactive FAQ title and full answer, while GET /api/v3.1/faqs/tags/{tagId} and GET /api/v4.0/faqs/tags/{tagId} return the inactive FAQ title and answer preview, disclosing non-public content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on phpMyFAQ, thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-mf8r-wm2w-f8c5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-information-disclosure-of-inactive-faq-content-via-public-api-endpoints

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