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CVE-2026-85587— phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages

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Affected
thorsten phpMyFAQ
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

phpMyFAQ 4.1.8 之前的版本对管理内容页面实施不正确的权限检查，使得权限较低的编辑人员能够读取草稿和未发布的内容。攻击者若仅拥有“添加”权限，也可以通过访问新闻编辑和 FAQ 翻译端点来查看公众不可见的未发布内容。

CVSS 5.3 · Medium

Affected Version Matrix 2

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
thorsten phpMyFAQ < 4.1.8 affected
4.1.8 unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-85587

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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 Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不正确
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
thorsten phpMyFAQ 0 ~ 4.1.8 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-85587

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85587 (2)

Same Patch Batch · thorsten · 2026-09-04 · 8 CVEs total

CVE-2026-85591 7.1 HIGH phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Authentication Bypass via Unverified Password Change
CVE-2026-85590 7.1 HIGH phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor Disable
CVE-2026-85586 6.9 MEDIUM phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 CAPTCHA Bypass via store parameter
CVE-2026-85593 5.4 MEDIUM phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Stored XSS via html_entity_decode
CVE-2026-85588 5.3 MEDIUM phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 TOTP Secret Exposure via Data Export
CVE-2026-85589 5.3 MEDIUM phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API
CVE-2026-85592 3.7 LOW phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Authorization Bypass via question/create

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: phpMyFAQ
Same vendor: thorsten
Same weakness: CWE-863

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