CVE-2026-45009 (GCVE-0-2026-45009)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 18:36 – Updated: 2026-05-15 20:05
VLAI?
Title
phpMyFAQ - Insufficient Authorization Check in Admin API Endpoints
Summary
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.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
thorsten phpmyfaq Affected: 4.1.1 , < 4.1.2 (semver)
Unaffected: 4.1.2 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-28 00:00
Credits
kitu232
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