---
id: CVE-2026-85589
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 t…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: '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'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: thorsten
product: phpMyFAQ
affected:
  - phpMyFAQ < 4.2.0-alpha.2
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-2026-85589'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.2.0-alpha.2-missing-authorization-via-dashboard-api
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00279
epssPercentile: 0.20579
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T14:45:08.951536Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.960Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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