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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-57995 EUVD-2026-40454GHSA-996g-x95h-p2f5GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh

phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions

Published Jun 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ < 4.1.5 4.1.5

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq < 4.1.5 4.1.5 GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh
Packagist thorsten/phpmyfaq < 4.1.5 4.1.5 GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh

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