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CVE-2026-85589— phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API

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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 4.2.0-alpha.2 之前版本中，管理后台 API 端点（搜索和 content-health）存在授权缺失漏洞。这些端点仅执行身份认证，未进行权限校验。因此，任何已认证用户均可访问这些端点，无论其权限级别如何，都能读取全站搜索统计信息和内容健康度计数器。

CVSS 5.3 · Medium

Affected Version Matrix 2

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
thorsten phpMyFAQ < 4.2.0-alpha.2 affected
4.2.0-alpha.2 unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-85589

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
phpMyFAQ before 4.2.0-alpha.2 Missing Authorization via Dashboard API
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
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
授权机制缺失
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
thorsten phpMyFAQ 0 ~ 4.2.0-alpha.2 -

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85589 (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-2026-85587 5.3 MEDIUM phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages
CVE-2026-85588 5.3 MEDIUM phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 TOTP Secret Exposure via Data Export
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-862

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