CVE-2026-45009 phpMyFAQ - Insufficient Authorization Check in Admin API Endpoints
Authenticated ordinary users can access sensitive administrative data in phpMyFAQ due to insufficient authorization checks on admin API endpoints.
- 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-2026-45009?
CVE-2026-45009 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45009?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including thorsten/phpmyfaq and phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
thorsten/phpmyfaq Packagist | From 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 |
thorsten/phpmyfaq Packagist | From 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 |
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq Packagist | From 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 |
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq Packagist | From 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-45009?
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-2026-45009 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-45009 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5.