Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-85589phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API
Medium 5.3
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 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · 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
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API third-party-advisory