HIGH 8.5 NVD
CVE-2026-111893
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::saveCategoryRestrictions() that lets delegated administ
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::saveCategoryRestrictions() that lets delegated administrators assign categories outside their own scope. Category-restricted administrators can POST to /admin/api/group/category-restrictions with out-of-scope or empty categoryIds to grant groups unrestricted category access.
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7w-78f6-mcmh
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-esca
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.5 was published on 2026-10-17 via NVD.
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