CVE-2026-45009: Incorrect Authorization in thorsten phpmyfaq
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability in admin-api routes that allows authenticated ordinary users to access administrative endpoints by only checking login status instead of verifying backend privileges. Attackers with valid frontend user accounts can access sensitive backend operational information including dashboard versions, LDAP configuration, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-45009 describes an authorization flaw in phpMyFAQ prior to version 4.1.2 where admin API endpoints verify only that a user is logged in, rather than verifying if the user has administrative privileges. This allows authenticated frontend users to access sensitive backend operational data such as dashboard versions, LDAP configurations, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check information. The vulnerability is network exploitable with low attack complexity and requires low privileges but no user interaction. The impact is limited to information disclosure without integrity or availability effects.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated ordinary users to gain unauthorized access to sensitive backend operational information. This information disclosure could aid attackers in further reconnaissance or targeted attacks but does not directly impact data integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the phpMyFAQ admin API routes to trusted users only and monitor for unusual access patterns. Avoid granting unnecessary frontend user accounts to untrusted parties.
CVE-2026-45009: Incorrect Authorization in thorsten phpmyfaq
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability in admin-api routes that allows authenticated ordinary users to access administrative endpoints by only checking login status instead of verifying backend privileges. Attackers with valid frontend user accounts can access sensitive backend operational information including dashboard versions, LDAP configuration, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-45009 describes an authorization flaw in phpMyFAQ prior to version 4.1.2 where admin API endpoints verify only that a user is logged in, rather than verifying if the user has administrative privileges. This allows authenticated frontend users to access sensitive backend operational data such as dashboard versions, LDAP configurations, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check information. The vulnerability is network exploitable with low attack complexity and requires low privileges but no user interaction. The impact is limited to information disclosure without integrity or availability effects.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated ordinary users to gain unauthorized access to sensitive backend operational information. This information disclosure could aid attackers in further reconnaissance or targeted attacks but does not directly impact data integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the phpMyFAQ admin API routes to trusted users only and monitor for unusual access patterns. Avoid granting unnecessary frontend user accounts to untrusted parties.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-08T16:43:53.068Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a076ec1ec166c07b0830a0c
Added to database: 05/15/2026, 19:06:41 UTC
Last enriched: 05/28/2026, 19:58:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 41
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