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CVE-2026-46362

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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:db800bc9c3363c4df51ce19e1832ec2f536cd1d0a3c1ad28c02282eec4f603ce
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cvss · 2 assertions

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV4_0

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"phpmyfaq","vendor":"thorsten","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.1.2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"4.1.2","versionType":"semver"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

2 source assertions
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV4_0
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

2 source assertions
{"name":"GHSA Advisory GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-authorization-bypass-in-admin-pages-via-non-terminating-permission-check"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bd1dde2b005d5640ee926393f06cc479ba7ad1501a057ea2fe9c66916be8607c · sha256:7d2d3beec0976f55… · /containers/cna/references/1

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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