CVE-2026-46362
MEDIUMphpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check
Title source: cnaDescription
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission() that fails to terminate execution after sending a forbidden response. Attackers can access all permission-protected admin pages by requesting their URLs as authenticated users, exposing admin logs, user data, system information, and application configuration.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GHSA Advisory GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-authorization-bypass-in-admin-pages-via-non-terminating-permission-check
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
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