{"id":"CVE-2026-111893","revision":"636618397da04f739c9d66d888801a16","records":[{"revision":"636618397da04f739c9d66d888801a16","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-111893","aliases":[],"title":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Privilege Escalation via Group Category Restrictions API","description":"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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-17T18:46:17.171+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-18T11:20:40.712+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\",\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:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.5,"severity":"HIGH"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"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-escalation-via-group-category-restrictions-api"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111893","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-111893","identifiers":["CVE-2026-111893"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}