CVE-2026-85589

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.

  • Published Sep 4, 2026
  • CVSS 5.3 medium
  • 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2026-85589 at the National Vulnerability Database