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CVE-2026-46362: phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission() that fails to terminate execution after sending a forbidden response. Attackers can access all permission-protected admin pages by requesting their URLs as authenticated users, exposing admin logs, user data, system information, and application configuration.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 4.1.2 — fixed in 4.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-authorization-bypass-in-admin-pages-via-non-terminating-permission-check

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