CVE-2026-111889

phpMyFAQ from 4.1.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard that allows authenticated users without admin rights to view restricted data. Attackers with any activated account can request /admin/index.php/ to read unpublished FAQ questions, admin edit URLs, recent user identities, and site statistics.

CVSS 4.0

5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 17% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-862

Published

2026-10-17

Modified

2026-10-18

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-4378-pcwq-fc29
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.1.0-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-authorization-via-admin-dashboard
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-4378-pcwq-fc29

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