CVE-2026-111897

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.1

Exploit probability26. percentile0.3%

ProductphpMyFAQ

PublishedOct 17, 2026

First seenOct 17, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-862Missing authorization

How to fix

Update

thorsten phpMyFAQ4.2.0-beta or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hj8v-cg6r-gg6q

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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