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GHSA-j4rc-96xj-gvqc

MediumCVSS 5.3 / 10
Published Jan 23, 2026·Last modified Feb 3, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

Several public API endpoints return email addresses and non‑public records (e.g. open questions with isVisible=false).

Details

OpenQuestionController::list() calls Question::getAll() with the default showAll=true, returning invisible questions and their emails. Similar exposures exist in comment/news/faq APIs.

PoC

curl -i -H 'Accept-Language: en' \
  http://192.168.40.16/phpmyfaq/api/v3.0/open-questions

Impact

Privacy exposure of email addresses and non‑public content; increased risk of phishing/scraping.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
4.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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