Missing Authorization in phpMyFAQ - CVE-2026-49205
Published: July 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU137456
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-49205
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Thorsten Rinne
Affected software:
phpMyFAQ
phpMyFAQ
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform unauthorized administrative actions.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in public API write endpoints when handling requests authenticated only with a shared API token. A remote user can send a specially crafted API request to perform unauthorized administrative actions.
The issue affects the category creation, FAQ creation, FAQ update, and question creation API endpoints, where per-user permission checks are not enforced.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-49205
Install security update from vendor's website.