logo

Database

Authentication mechanism absence or evasion In thorsten/phpmyfaq

Description

Duplicate Advisory: phpMyFAQ: Ordinary Authenticated User Can Access Admin-Only API Endpoints Due to Insufficient Authorization Check

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability in admin-api routes that allows authenticated ordinary users to access administrative endpoints by only checking login status instead of verifying backend privileges. Attackers with valid frontend user accounts can access sensitive backend operational information including dashboard versions, LDAP configuration, Elasticsearch statistics, and health-check data.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
Component
Affected version
Patched versions

Aliases

1. NVD-2026-450092. GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h53. GCVE-GHSA-9r8r-x3vg-6xh4

References

1. https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h52. https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints

Does your application use this vulnerable software?

During the free trial, our tools assess your application, identify vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for their remediation.