Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 15, 2026· Updated May 28, 2026

CVE-2026-46362

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission() that fails to terminate execution after sending a forbidden response. Attackers can access all permission-protected admin pages by requesting their URLs as authenticated users, exposing admin logs, user data, system information, and application configuration.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaqPackagist	< 4.1.2	4.1.2
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist	< 4.1.2	4.1.2

Affected products

Thorsten/Phpmyfaqllm-fuzzy
Range: <4.1.2

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68rghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46362ghsaADVISORY
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68rnvdWEB
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-authorization-bypass-in-admin-pages-via-non-terminating-permission-checknvdWEB

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