HIGH 7.0 NVD
CVE-2026-111891
phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the group permission API, whose updatePermissions and updateMembe
phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the group permission API, whose updatePermissions and updateMembers endpoints check held rights without regard to language or category scope and write unrestricted group grants. Non-superadmin administrators holding GROUP_EDIT can grant a group a right they hold only in a narrow scope and self-join it via updateMembers, gaining unrestricted FAQ create, edit, and publish access across all languages and categories.
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-6vf7-mrj2-7c37
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-from-4.2.0-alpha.2-before-4.2.0-beta-privile
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 was published on 2026-10-17 via NVD.
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