phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API

Summary

CVECVE-2026-85587
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-04 12:17:20 UTC
Updated2026-09-08 20:05:53 UTC
DescriptionphpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 enforces incorrect permission checks on admin content pages, allowing lesser-privileged editors to read draft and inactive content. Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.003350000 probability, percentile 0.263600000 (date 2026-09-08)

Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Thorsten PhpMyFAQ affected 4.1.8 semver Not specified
CNA Thorsten PhpMyFAQ unaffected 4.1.8 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-incorrect-authorization-via-... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: skeletonsec (en)

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