Missing Authorization Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions >=4.1.0, <4.1.9>=4.2.0-alpha, <4.2.0-beta


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-THORSTENPHPMYFAQ-21717199
  • published26 Oct 2026
  • disclosed17 Oct 2026
  • crediteuriconicacio

Introduced: 17 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-111889  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.9, 4.2.0-beta or higher.

Overview

thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the admin dashboard controller (DashboardController.php), where dashboard widgets exposing sensitive data - including visit statistics, inactive FAQs, latest users, and backup information - are rendered without verifying that the authenticated user holds the permissions required to access that data. An authenticated low-privileged user can view information they are not authorized to see by accessing the admin dashboard.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1