high8.8
CVE-2026-57995
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUP_EDIT administrators to grant arbitr…
Impact
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUP_EDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator can exploit this by assigning high-value permissions to a group they belong to, inheriting those rights and escalating privileges up to full administrative control.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| PhpMyFAQ | before 4.1.5 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-privilege-escalation-via-missing-self-rights-constraint-in-groupcontroller-updatepermissions
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh