CVE-2026-46365
MediumCVSS 5.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs
Summary
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the DELETE /admin/api/content/tags/{tagId} endpoint that allows any authenticated user, including regular frontend users, to delete arbitrary tags, resulting in permanent data loss.
Risk Assessment
Unauthorized tag deletion may lead to permanent data loss and disruption of FAQ organization.
Recommendation
Update phpMyFAQ to version 4.1.2 or later.
Other vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ
See all- CVE-2026-56736High
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions prior to 4.2.0-alpha allows any unauthenticated user (or low-privileged registered user) to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in an administrator's browser when they review or edit a user-submitted FAQ entry. This leads to admin account takeover via session theft.
- CVE-2026-57994Medium
A vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before version 4.1.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve inactive (draft or review-only) FAQ content due to inconsistent filtering in public API endpoints.
- CVE-2026-57961Low
phpMyFAQ before version 4.1.5 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the concatenatePaths() function in Wrapper.php. An authenticated user with FAQ editing privileges can store crafted HTML with image paths that are processed during PDF generation. Lack of path canonicalization and root-directory containment validation may allow reading files outside the intended content directory.
- CVE-2017-15808High
In phpMyFaq before version 2.9.9, there is a CSRF vulnerability in admin/ajax.config.php.
- CVE-2017-15735High
In phpMyFAQ before version 2.9.9, there is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows modification of a glossary.
- CVE-2017-15734High
In phpMyFAQ before version 2.9.9, there is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/stat.main.php.
- CVE-2017-15733High
In phpMyFAQ before version 2.9.9, there is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/ajax.attachment.php and admin/att.main.php.
- CVE-2017-15732High
In phpMyFAQ before version 2.9.9, there is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/news.php.
- CVE-2017-15731High
In phpMyFAQ before version 2.9.9, there is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/stat.adminlog.php.
- CVE-2017-15730High
In phpMyFAQ before version 2.9.9, there is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/stat.ratings.php.
Original NVD description (English source)
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the DELETE /admin/api/content/tags/{tagId} endpoint that allows any authenticated user to delete tags. Any logged-in user, including regular frontend users, can delete arbitrary tags by sending a DELETE request with a valid session cookie, resulting in permanent data loss and disruption of FAQ organization.
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