CVE-2026-85589
5.3
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
Summary
phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard API endpoints searches and content-health that enforce only authentication without permission checks. Any authenticated user can access these endpoints to read site-wide search statistics and content-health counters regardless of their privilege level.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | 0 < 4.2.0-alpha.2 | affected |
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | 4.2.0-alpha.2 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.2.0-alpha.2-missing-authorization-via-dashboard-api
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