Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-111889phpMyFAQ 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via Admin Dashboard

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in phpMyFAQ from thorsten. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 Attackers with any activated account can request /admin/index.php/ to read unpublished FAQ questions, admin edit URLs, recent user identities, and site statistics.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	4.1.0 – before 4.1.9
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	4.2.0-alpha – before 4.2.0-beta

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-4378-pcwq-fc29) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via Admin Dashboard third-party-advisory