{"id":"CVE-2026-111890","revision":"7973dacaf7da4b34ab61af6c5835b087","records":[{"revision":"7973dacaf7da4b34ab61af6c5835b087","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-111890","aliases":[],"title":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta Privilege Escalation via updateUserRights","description":"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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-17T18:46:14.542+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T14:43:14.146+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"phpMyFAQ","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"thorsten\",\n                    \"product\": \"phpMyFAQ\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.2.0-alpha.2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.2.0-beta\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.2.0-beta\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7,"severity":"HIGH"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-3666-fmjj-qm5h","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha.2-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-escalation-via-updateuserrights"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111890","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-111890","identifiers":["CVE-2026-111890"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}