phpMyFAQ from 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard that allows authenticated users without admin rights to view restricted data. Attackers with any activated account can request /admin/index.php/ to read unpublished FAQ questions, admin edit URLs, recent user identities, and site statistics.
History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description phpMyFAQ from 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard that allows authenticated users without admin rights to view restricted data. Attackers with any activated account can request /admin/index.php/ to read unpublished FAQ questions, admin edit URLs, recent user identities, and site statistics.
Title phpMyFAQ 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via Admin Dashboard
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-17T18:46:13.883Z

Updated: 2026-10-18T13:26:41.571Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:15:56.790Z

Link: CVE-2026-111889

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T13:26:38.211Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:30.237

Modified: 2026-10-18T14:16:54.513

Link: CVE-2026-111889

cve-icon Redhat

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