CVE-2026-85589

Medium

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard API endpoints searches and content-health that enforce only authentication without permission checks. Any authenticated user can access these endpoints to read site-wide search statistics and content-health counters regardless of their privilege level.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.3

Exploit probability—

ProductphpMyFAQ

PublishedSep 4, 2026

First seenSep 4, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-862Missing authorization

How to fix

Update

thorsten phpMyFAQ4.2.0-alpha.2 or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
thorsten phpMyFAQ	v < 4.2.0-alpha.2	4.2.0-alpha.2

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