Missing Authorization in phpMyFAQ - CVE-2026-85589
Published: August 21, 2026 / Updated: September 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144533
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-85589
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the admin dashboard API endpoints /admin/api/dashboard/searches and /admin/api/dashboard/content-health when handling authenticated requests. A remote user can send requests to these endpoints to disclose sensitive information.
On installations with open registration enabled, self-registered users can access site-wide search-term statistics and content-health counters without administrative permissions.
Affected software
phpMyFAQ
How to mitigate CVE-2026-85589
Install security update from vendor's website.
phpMyFAQ - update to 4.2.0 alpha.2