CVE-2026-85589 phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API
Authenticated users can access admin dashboard APIs to read site-wide search statistics and content-health counters without proper permission checks.
- 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-2026-85589?
CVE-2026-85589 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 4.2.0-alpha.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the admin dashboard API endpoints searches and content-health that enforce only authentication without permission checks. Any authenticated user can access these endpoints to read site-wide search statistics and content-health counters regardless of their privilege level.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85589?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85589 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-2026-85589 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-85589 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39j8-x5gv-w8w5, GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw.