phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta Privilege Escalation via updateUserRights
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-111890
PublishedphpMyFAQ 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.
- Source published
- 17 Oct 2026 18:46:14 UTC
- Source modified
- 19 Oct 2026 14:43:14 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 7.0 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
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N