CVE-2026-45007 (GCVE-0-2026-45007)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 18:36 – Updated: 2026-05-16 01:17
VLAI?
Title
phpMyFAQ - Missing Permission Check on 12 Configuration API Endpoints Allows Information Disclosure
Summary
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains missing permission checks in ConfigurationTabController.php where 12 endpoints use userIsAuthenticated() instead of userHasPermission(CONFIGURATION_EDIT). Any authenticated user can enumerate system configuration metadata including permission model, cache backend, mail provider, and translation provider by querying /admin/api/configuration endpoints, violating least privilege access control.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
thorsten phpmyfaq Affected: 0 , < 4.1.2 (semver)
Unaffected: 4.1.2 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-28 00:00
Credits
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