CVE-2026-85589 PUBLISHED

phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 04.09.2026 Updated: 04.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor thorsten
Product phpMyFAQ
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.2.0-alpha.2 (excl.)
  • Version 4.2.0-alpha.2 is unaffected

Credits

  • skeletonsec reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Missing Authorization CWE