CVE-2026-46365

MEDIUM5.4EPSS 0.04%

phpMyFAQ: Missing Authorization on Tag Deletion Allows Any Authenticated User to Delete Tags

Published: 5/15/2026Modified: 5/21/2026

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the DELETE /admin/api/content/tags/{tagId} endpoint that allows any authenticated user to delete tags. Any logged-in user, including regular frontend users, can delete arbitrary tags by sending a DELETE request with a valid session cookie, resulting in permanent data loss and disruption of FAQ organization.

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	MEDIUM5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References (4)

ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46365
PATCHhttps://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
WEBhttps://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w
WEBhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-authorization-in-tag-deletion-endpoint