CVE-2026-85589

phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard API endpoints searches and content-health that enforce only authentication without permission checks. Any authenticated user can access these endpoints to read site-wide search statistics and content-health counters regardless of their privilege level.

Score

CVSS 4.0 5.3 Medium

Status

Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-09-04

Last modified

2026-09-08

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected products

• Phpmyfaq (Phpmyfaq)

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.2.0-alpha.2-missing-authorization-via-dashboard-api