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CVE-2026-46362

phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check

Published: May 15, 2026Updated: May 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-863
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

phpmyfaqthorsten
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
thorstenindividual-devWeb & CMS Pluginsaka thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

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

Timeline

Published
May 15, 2026
Last Updated
May 28, 2026

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