CVE-2026-85592
âšī¸ lowSummary
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the question creation endpoint where the isAddingQuestionsAllowed() method grants access to all callers when main.enableAskQuestions is enabled, ignoring the records.allowQuestionsForGuests setting. Unauthenticated attackers can submit questions via the question/create API endpoint to bypass guest submission restrictions and inject spam into the admin moderation queue.
CVSS Score
3.7
Low
EPSS Score
0.3
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-09-04
First Seen: 2026-09-05
đ Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 3.9% of all 353,061 vulnerabilities in our database.
#339,354
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
đ¯ CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Sep 4, 2026
đ Exploitation Status
Poc
Proof-of-concept available
âī¸ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
đĨ Technical Impact
Partial
Limited system impact
đ Discovered By
pavelkohout396 (reporter)
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-09-04
Source
NVD đ
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)