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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpMyFAQ | phpMyFAQ | < 4.1.5 | 4.1.5 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |