CVE-2026-85587

5.3 mediumEPSS 0.4%

Medium (5.3). EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 enforces incorrect permission checks on admin content pages, allowing lesser-privileged editors to read draft and inactive content. Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

5.3 medium

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 30% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2026-09-04
Modified: 2026-09-08
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-incorrect-authorization-via-admin-pages
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh

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