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Vulnerability details: VCID-n3tn-cpf3-5qe2
Vulnerability ID VCID-n3tn-cpf3-5qe2
Aliases CVE-2026-45009
GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-863 Incorrect 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 0.00028 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45009
epss 0.00028 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45009
epss 0.00028 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45009
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
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-jrc5-w569-h7h5
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45009
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45009
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
cvssv4 5.3 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
ssvc Track https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45009
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45009
GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
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-jrc5-w569-h7h5
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-jrc5-w569-h7h5
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/2026-05-15T20:04:40Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc5-w569-h7h5
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-2026-45009
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://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
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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adjacent_network

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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-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
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/2026-05-15T20:04:40Z/ Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insufficient-authorization-check-in-admin-api-endpoints
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.08527
EPSS Score 0.00028
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:44:10.194311+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45009.json 38.6.0