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GHSA-9R8R-X3VG-6XH4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-05-21 20:53

Summary

phpMyFAQ: Ordinary Authenticated User Can Access Admin-Only API Endpoints Due to Insufficient Authorization Check

Details

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

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  "modified": "2026-05-21T20:53:52Z",
  "published": "2026-05-15T21:31:32Z",
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CVE-2026-45009 (GCVE-0-2026-45009)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 18:36 – Updated: 2026-05-15 20:05

Title

phpMyFAQ - Insufficient Authorization Check in Admin API Endpoints

Summary

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

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-ins…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
thorsten	phpmyfaq	Affected: 4.1.1 , < 4.1.2 (semver) Unaffected: 4.1.2 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-04-28 00:00

Credits

kitu232

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GHSA-9R8R-X3VG-6XH4

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

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