CVE-2026-85587 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages
Privileged editors can access unpublished draft and inactive content in phpMyFAQ due to incorrect permission checks on admin pages.
- 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-2026-85587?
CVE-2026-85587 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thorsten phpMyFAQ, published on 4 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85587?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85587 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-2026-85587 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-85587 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh, GHSA-jp5x-wfgj-283r.