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GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r: phpMyFAQ has an Authorization Bypass in All Admin Pages Due to Non-Terminating Permission Check

May 6, 2026

AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission() catches the ForbiddenException thrown when a user lacks a specific permission, sends a “forbidden” HTML page via $response->send(), but does not terminate execution. The calling controller method continues to execute, fetches protected data, renders the full template, and returns it as a Response. The final $response->send() in admin/index.php outputs the protected page content after the forbidden page, leaking all permission-protected admin data to any authenticated admin user regardless of their actual permissions.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.1.2

Fixed versions

  • 4.1.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.2 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

packagist/thorsten/phpmyfaq/GHSA-hpgw-ww76-c68r.yml

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