CVE-2026-85589

phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM UTC
Updated: September 8, 2026 at 08:19 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsphpMyFAQphpMyFAQ

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

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

v < 4.2.0-alpha.2
Affected range stops below 4.2.0-alpha.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 4.2.0-alpha.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2.0-alpha.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMVulnCheck
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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