Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2026· Updated Oct 17, 2026
CVE-2026-111893
CVE-2026-111893
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta
Patches
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References
2News mentions
1- PhpMyFAQ: 25 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Auth Bypass Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Oct 17, 2026