CVE-2026-46362CWE-863

phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check

High · published May 15, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00514 · 42.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-05-15T18:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 MAY 18:36Z
    phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check
    cvelistv5