CVE-2026-46362 phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass in Admin Pages via Non-Terminating Permission Check

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in AbstractAdministrationController::userHasPermission that fails to terminate execution after sending a forbidden response. Attackers can access all permission-protected admin pages by requesting their URLs as authenticated...

phpMyFAQ has an Authorization Bypass in All Admin Pages Due to Non-Terminating Permission Check

Summary 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...