CVE-2026-46362

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

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2026 at 06:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsphpMyFAQphpMyFAQ

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.1.2
Affected range stops below 4.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 4.1.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.1.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-863

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