CVE-2026-45009

MEDIUM EPSS 6.5%

Published May 15, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

5.3 CVSS 4.0

Medium

Published May 15, 2026 1mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability in admin-api routes that allows authenticated ordinary users to access administrative endpoints by only checking login status instead of verifying backend privileges. Attackers with valid frontend user accounts can access sensitive backend operational information including dashboard versions, LDAP configuration, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check data.

CVSS Details

Base Score

5.3

Exploitability

—

Impact

—

Vector string

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

6.5% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

References 2

github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.