CVE-2026-85587 json
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages
published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-71010 , GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository thorsten/phpMyFAQ. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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 Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.
Patch / fix
- thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.8
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- thorsten phpMyFAQ
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
github.com
/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh
vendor-advisory, exploit, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-incorrect-authorization-via-admin-pages
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-85587
- NVD CVE-2026-85587
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh
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