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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-13 | Published 2026-05-15 | Updated 2026-05-15 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Problem types

Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 4.1.2
affected

4.1.2 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

offset reporter

References

github.com/...pMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w exploit

github.com/...pMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w (GHSA Advisory GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w) vendor-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...-authorization-in-tag-deletion-endpoint (VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Missing Authorization in Tag Deletion Endpoint) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-46365)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-46365)

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