CVE-2026-45007

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS4.3

Exploit probability—

ProductThorsten/phpmyfaq

PublishedMay 15, 2026

First seenMay 15, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-862Missing authorization

How to fix

Update

thorsten/phpmyfaq4.1.2 or later
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq4.1.2 or later

Vendor advisories

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

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist	v < 4.1.2	4.1.2
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaqPackagist	v < 4.1.2	4.1.2

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