High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2026· Updated Oct 17, 2026
CVE-2026-111897
CVE-2026-111897
Description
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows category-restricted editors to manage attachments of FAQs outside their categories by supplying arbitrary record IDs. Attackers in medium permission mode can send upload or delete requests with a target record_id or attachment ID to tamper with or remove files on unauthorized FAQs.
Affected products
1- Range: 4.2.0-alpha to <4.2.0-beta
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2News mentions
1- PhpMyFAQ: 25 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Auth Bypass Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Oct 17, 2026