CVE-2026-108851
lowphpMyFAQ through 4.1.10 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the MCP server faq_search tool that allows MCP clients to read restricted FAQs becaus…
phpMyFAQ through 4.1.10 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the MCP server faq_search tool that allows MCP clients to read restricted FAQs because Search::searchDatabase() never applies user or group permission checks. Attackers connected to the phpmyfaq:mcp:server can issue search queries to retrieve the full question and answer text of active FAQs restricted to specific users or groups.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/blob/4.1.10/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Search.php#L137-L19... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/blob/4.1.10/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Service/McpServer/F... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/phpmyfaq-mcp-search-visibility disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-through-4.1.10-missing-authorization-via-mcp... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/phpmyfaq-mcp-search-visibility 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
