phpMyFAQ - Missing Permission Check on 12 Configuration API Endpoints Allows Information Disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains missing permission checks in ConfigurationTabController.php where 12 endpoints use userIsAuthenticated() instead of userHasPermission(CONFIGURATION_EDIT). Any authenticated user can enumerate system configuration metadata including permission model, cache backend, mail provider, and translation provider by querying /admin/api/configuration endpoints, violating least privilege access control.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thorsten | phpmyfaq | before 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist) | before 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx |
| — | phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist) | before 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx |
- phpmyfaq Vendorthorsten Affected before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available CNA
- thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
- phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
Remediation
- Fix · CNA phpmyfaq (thorsten) Fixed in 4.1.2
- Fix · GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.2 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
thorsten phpmyfaq 4.1.2
13 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-32868 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check EndpointPriority HIGH 81
- TI-2026-34083 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via getIdFromSolutionId Permission BypassPriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-34084 phpMyFAQ - Stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in Comment RenderingPriority HIGH 69
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
References
More thorsten vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00296 Improper Authentication in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-76118 Authentication bypass in phpMyFAQ via WebAuthn credential injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-32868 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-76108 Unauthenticated denial of service in phpMyFAQ API pagination CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-53313 phpMyFAQ 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 Authentication Bypass via LDAP CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-34083 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via getIdFromSolutionId Permission Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-45007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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