CVE-2026-45009
phpMyFAQ - Insufficient Authorization Check in Admin API Endpoints
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Updated
- May 28, 2026
- Reserved
- May 8, 2026
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability in admin-api routes that allows authenticated ordinary users to access administrative endpoints by only checking login status instead of verifying backend privileges. Attackers with valid frontend user accounts can access sensitive backend operational information including dashboard versions, LDAP configuration, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpmyfaqthorsten |
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References
- GHSA Advisory GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Insufficient Authorization Check in Admin API Endpointsthird-party-advisory
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