CVE-2026-76211 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Information Disclosure via Admin API
Authenticated users can access sensitive administrative configuration data due to missing permission 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76211?
CVE-2026-76211 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 19 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to properly enforce CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission on admin API read endpoints for LDAP, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and dashboard configuration, allowing any authenticated user to access sensitive administrative data. Attackers can retrieve LDAP server topology, bind account names, search bases, index statistics, and site analytics by calling these endpoints with a valid session.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-76211 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-76211 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
- CVE-2023-0310 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq
- CVE-2022-4407 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq
- CVE-2017-11187 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2026-76213 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle
- CVE-2026-76214 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gh7-qh7c-9r8m, GHSA-7r9q-gvqq-999j.