CVE-2026-45009
MEDIUM4.3EPSS 0.03%phpMyFAQ: Ordinary Authenticated User Can Access Admin-Only API Endpoints Due to Insufficient Authorization Check
Published: 5/15/2026Modified: 5/21/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Packagist/phpMyFAQ/phpMyFAQfrom 0, < 4.1.2
- Packagist/thorsten/phpMyFAQfrom 0, < 4.1.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |