CVE-2026-85589

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    CVE-2026-85589

    Published: 4 Sept 2026Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85589.json, https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gpwm-82cg-4wfw, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85589, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.2.0-alpha.2-missing-authorization-via-dashboard-api

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7a9aea18c10c1ff245a8f833e09af2c494403c05

    Affected versions

    development-nightly-2026-08-20

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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