---
id: CVE-2026-85587
title: >-
  phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 enforces incorrect permission checks on admin content
  pages, allowing lesser-privileged editors to read draft and inactive content
summary: >-
  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
  endpoint…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:05:53.177'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85587'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-incorrect-authorization-via-admin-pages
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00335
epssPercentile: 0.26936
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T20:10:03.164Z'
---

## Overview

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 Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.