Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2026· Updated Oct 17, 2026
CVE-2026-111891
CVE-2026-111891
Description
phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the group permission API, whose updatePermissions and updateMembers endpoints check held rights without regard to language or category scope and write unrestricted group grants. Non-superadmin administrators holding GROUP_EDIT can grant a group a right they hold only in a narrow scope and self-join it via updateMembers, gaining unrestricted FAQ create, edit, and publish access across all languages and categories.
Affected products
1- Range: 4.2.0-alpha.2 <= version < 4.2.0-beta
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2News mentions
1- PhpMyFAQ: 25 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Auth Bypass Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Oct 17, 2026