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Vulnerability details: VCID-8k51-budg-h3ak
Vulnerability ID VCID-8k51-budg-h3ak
Aliases CVE-2026-45007
GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
Summary phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains missing permission checks in ConfigurationTabController.php where 12 endpoints use userIsAuthenticated() instead of userHasPermission(CONFIGURATION_EDIT). Any authenticated user can enumerate system configuration metadata including permission model, cache backend, mail provider, and translation provider by querying /admin/api/configuration endpoints, violating least privilege access control.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 9e-05 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45007
epss 9e-05 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45007
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45007
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45007
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
cvssv4 5.3 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
ssvc Track https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45007
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
CVE-2026-45007 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45007
GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-16T01:16:25Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-rm98-82fr-mcfx
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45007
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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high

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required

unchanged

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Vector: 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 Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-16T01:16:25Z/ Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-permission-check-on-12-configuration-api-endpoints-allows-information-disclosure
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.01076
EPSS Score 9e-05
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:44:05.460739+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45007.json 38.6.0