CVE-2026-76211

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Information Disclosure via Admin API

Published: Aug 19, 2026Updated: Sep 1, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862

4.3MEDIUM

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

oss-project

individual-devaka thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq

phpMyFAQOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

Workaround Available

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2 techniques

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References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7gh7-qh7c-9r8m

github.com

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-information-disclosure-via-admin-api

vulncheck.com

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