CVE-2026-45007 phpMyFAQ - Missing Permission Check on 12 Configuration API Endpoints Allows Information Disclosure
Authenticated users can access configuration metadata due to missing permission checks, exposing system details.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-45007?
CVE-2026-45007 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thorsten phpmyfaq, published on 15 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45007?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including thorsten/phpmyfaq and phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
thorsten/phpmyfaq Packagist | All versions | 4.1.2 |
thorsten/phpmyfaq Packagist | All versions | 4.1.2 |
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq Packagist | All versions | 4.1.2 |
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq Packagist | All versions | 4.1.2 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-45007?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to 4.1.2 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-45007 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-45007 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx.