๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-46362

MEDIUM 6.5

phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-863
Vendor thorsten
Product phpmyfaq
Published May 15, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

thorsten / phpmyfaq
0 < 4.1.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-authorization-bypass-in-admin-pages-via-non-terminating-permission-check

Credits

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