PT-2026-116461 · Thorsten · Phpmyfaq

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CVE-2026-111890

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Published

2026-10-17

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Updated

2026-10-17

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-111890

Affected Products

Phpmyfaq