CVE-2026-46362

HIGH EPSS 22.0%
Published May 15, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.1 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published May 15, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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
22.0% 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-hpgw-ww76-c68r
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-authorization-bypass-in-admin-pages-via-non-terminating-permission-check

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.