CVE-2026-111905
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.0
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-17 19:16:32.563000
Last modified
2026-10-21 22:16:47.873000
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