CVE-2026-111893

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.5

Exploit probability—

ProductphpMyFAQ

PublishedOct 17, 2026

First seenOct 17, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-269Improper privilege management

How to fix

Update

thorsten phpMyFAQ4.2.0-beta or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7w-78f6-mcmh

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
thorsten phpMyFAQ	4.2.0-alpha ≤ v < 4.2.0-beta	4.2.0-beta

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