---
id: CVE-2026-46365
title: phpMyFAQ - Missing Authorization in Tag Deletion Endpoint
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 to delete tags. Any logged-in user, including regular frontend users, can
  dele…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: thorsten
product: phpmyfaq
affected:
  - phpmyfaq < 4.1.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-05-15T21:12:12.662220Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-05-15'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T14:03:56.989Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46365'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7cx3-2qx2-3g6w)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-missing-authorization-in-tag-deletion-endpoint
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Missing Authorization in Tag Deletion
      Endpoint
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00218
epssPercentile: 0.123
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T14:51:22.417Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `phpmyfaq < 4.1.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.