Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-76211phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Information Disclosure via Admin API

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 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to properly enforce CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission on admin API read endpoints for LDAP, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and dashboard configuration, allowing any authenticated user to access sensitive administrative data. Attackers can retrieve LDAP server topology, bind account names, search bases, index statistics, and site analytics by calling these endpoints with a valid session.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	0 – before 4.1.7

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-7gh7-qh7c-9r8m) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Information Disclosure via Admin API third-party-advisory