CVE-2026-85587 — phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages

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MEDIUM

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Incorrect Authorization via Admin Pages

Published Sep 4, 2026

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 4.0

EPSS 0.36%

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 enforces incorrect permission checks on admin content pages, allowing lesser-privileged editors to read draft and inactive content. Attackers with only add permissions can access news edit and FAQ translate endpoints to view unpublished content invisible to the public.

Affected products

Vendor Thorsten Product phpMyFAQ Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <4.1.8
- Version
  4.1.8
  Status
  unaffected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Thorsten

phpMyFAQ

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<4.1.8
4.1.8	unaffected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.36% 0.00364

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00364

Score over time

Sep–Oct 2026

EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v5

Table of values (2 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.36% (0.00364)	27.98th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 5, 2026	0.34% (0.00335)	26.27th	v5 (v2026.06.15)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

References (2)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh
exploitvendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-incorrect-authorization-via-admin-pages
third-party-advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6w97-49h8-58wh		exploitvendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-incorrect-authorization-via-admin-pages		third-party-advisory