CVE-2026-111888phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Incorrect Authorization via news update API
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phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows delegated admins lacking the editnews right to modify news by calling PUT /admin/api/news/update, which checks NEWS_DELETE instead of NEWS_EDIT. Attackers holding addnews and delnews can read the update-news CSRF token from their own cookie and rewrite any news item's header, body, author, link and active flag shown on the public front page.
- CVSS
- 2.7 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-863
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 17, 2026
Affected products
thorsten phpMyFAQ thorsten:phpmyfaq (from the name) | from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9; 4.1.9 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-287v-6c6j-x9f7vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.0.0-before-4.1.9-incorrect-authorization-via-news-update-apithird-party-advisory
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