Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2026· Updated Oct 17, 2026

CVE-2026-111890

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.

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Affected products

PhpMyAdmin/Phpmyfaqllm-create
Range: 4.2.0-alpha.2 <= version < 4.2.0-beta

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-3666-fmjj-qm5hnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha.2-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-escalation-via-updateuserrightsnvd

News mentions

PhpMyFAQ: 25 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Auth Bypass Disclosed Together
Vypr Intelligence · Oct 17, 2026

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