Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 enforces incorrect permission checks on admin content pages, allowing lesser-privileged editors to read draft and inactive content. Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 enforces incorrect permission checks on admin content pages, allowing lesser-privileged editors to read draft and inactive content. Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.
Title phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T11:29:54.032Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T10:59:00.161Z

Link: CVE-2026-85587

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T12:17:20.867

Modified: 2026-09-04T12:17:20.867

Link: CVE-2026-85587

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T12:30:17Z

Weaknesses