HIGH 7.0 NVD
CVE-2026-111890
phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in UserController::updateUserRights that drops per-right language re
phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in UserController::updateUserRights that drops per-right language restrictions when rights are re-granted. Administrators holding USER_EDIT can submit language-scoped rights to the update-rights API, including for themselves, to gain unrestricted FAQ create, edit, and publish access across all languages.
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-3666-fmjj-qm5h
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha.2-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-es
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 was published on 2026-10-17 via NVD.
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