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CVE-2026-76211

CVE-2026-76211MEDIUM

thorsten phpMyFAQ — phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Information Disclosure via Admin API

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   L   N   L   N   N    5.3   .0029   19.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product   Versions     Fixed
  phpMyFAQ  unspecified  4.1.7

TIMELINE
  Aug 19  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Aug 19  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Sep 1   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76211 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-862 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to properly enforce CONFIGURATION_EDIT permission on admin API read endpoints for LDAP, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and dashboard configuration, allowing any authenticated user to access sensitive administrative data. Attackers can retrieve LDAP server topology, bind account names, search bases, index statistics, and site analytics by calling these endpoints with a valid session.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 19, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
August 19, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
September 1, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-76211 (thorsten phpMyFAQ). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	—	—	4.1.7

Weaknesses

CWE-862

References (2)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7gh7-qh7c-9r8m [Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-information-disclosure-via-admin-api [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-76211 at cve.org

Vendors: thorsten

Weaknesses: CWE-862

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