CVE-2026-111893
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in…
- Risk score
- 45/100
- CVSS
- 6.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 17 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 em…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 4.2.0 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.5 medium
References
Original 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.
Last activity 17 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.