CVE-2026-85587

medium

Description

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 Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-incorrect-authorization-via-admin-pages

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-04

Updated: 2026-09-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: 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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00335