Missing Authorization Vulnerability in phpMyFAQ Admin Dashboard
CVE-2026-111889

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Thorsten

Status
pHPMyFAQ
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-111889?

phpMyFAQ versions 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta exhibit a vulnerability in the admin dashboard. This allows authenticated users without proper admin rights to access restricted content, including unpublished FAQ questions, admin edit URLs, recent user identities, and site statistics. Attackers with any active account can exploit this issue by navigating to the /admin/index.php/ URL, leading to potential unauthorized exposure of sensitive information.

Affected Version(s)

phpMyFAQ 4.1.0 < 4.1.9

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta

phpMyFAQ 4.1.9

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/...
vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.1.0-befor...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

euriconicacio
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