GHSA-xr8j-x8f4-2j2fHighCVSS 6.5
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 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.
🔗 References (4)
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7w-78f6-mcmh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111893
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-escalation-via-group-category-restrictions-api
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xr8j-x8f4-2j2f