CVE-2026-111890phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta Privilege Escalation via updateUserRights
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- 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 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 17, 2026
Affected products
thorsten phpMyFAQ thorsten:phpmyfaq (from the name) | from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta; 4.2.0-beta not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-3666-fmjj-qm5hvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha.2-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-escalation-via-updateuserrightsthird-party-advisory
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