Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-46365phpMyFAQ - Missing Authorization in Tag Deletion Endpoint

Medium 5.4

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 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the DELETE /admin/api/content/tags/{tagId} endpoint that allows any authenticated user to delete tags. Any logged-in user, including regular frontend users, can delete arbitrary tags by sending a DELETE request with a valid session cookie, resulting in permanent data loss and disruption of FAQ organization.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Packagist	phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq	4.1.2	GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w
Packagist	thorsten/phpmyfaq	4.1.2	GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
thorsten	phpmyfaq	0 – before 4.1.2

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

References

GHSA Advisory GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Missing Authorization in Tag Deletion Endpoint third-party-advisory