phpMyFAQ from 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard that allows authenticated users without admin rights to view restricted data. Attackers with any activated account can request /admin/index.php/ to read unpublished FAQ questions, admin edit URLs, recent user identities, and site statistics.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00204.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
thorsten phpMyFAQ unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.1.0 affected < 4.1.9
4.1.9 unaffected —
thorsten phpMyFAQ unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.2.0-alpha affected < 4.2.0-beta
4.2.0-beta unaffected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-4378-pcwq-fc29 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.1.0-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-authorization-via-admin-dashboard cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description phpMyFAQ from 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard that allows authenticated users without admin rights to view restricted data. Attackers with any activated account can request /admin/index.php/ to read unpublished FAQ questions, admin edit URLs, recent user identities, and site statistics.
Title phpMyFAQ 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via Admin Dashboard
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T13:26:41.571Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:15:56.790Z

Link: CVE-2026-111889

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T13:26:38.211Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:30.237

Modified: 2026-10-18T14:16:54.513

Link: CVE-2026-111889

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T21:00:14Z

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