CVE-2026-45007

MEDIUM

phpMyFAQ - Missing Permission Check on 12 Configuration API Endpoints Allows Information Disclosure

Title source: cna

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains missing permission checks in ConfigurationTabController.php where 12 endpoints use userIsAuthenticated() instead of userHasPermission(CONFIGURATION_EDIT). Any authenticated user can enumerate system configuration metadata including permission model, cache backend, mail provider, and translation provider by querying /admin/api/configuration endpoints, violating least privilege access control.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

GHSA Advisory GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory

VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Missing Permission Check on 12 Configuration API Endpoints Allows Information Disclosure

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0022

EPSS Percentile 12.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (4)

phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0 - 4.1.2Packagist

thorsten/phpmyfaq < 4.1.2

thorsten/phpmyfaq 0 - 4.1.2Packagist

thorsten/phpmyfaq 4.1.2

Published May 15, 2026

Tracked Since May 16, 2026