CVE-2026-46362
phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Updated
- May 28, 2026
- Reserved
- May 13, 2026
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission() that fails to terminate execution after sending a forbidden response. Attackers can access all permission-protected admin pages by requesting their URLs as authenticated users, exposing admin logs, user data, system information, and application configuration.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpmyfaqthorsten |
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References
- GHSA Advisory GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68rvendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Checkthird-party-advisory
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