CVE-2026-111893
Published:October 17, 2026
Updated:October 18, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0-alpha <4.2.0-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.0-betathorsten/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0-alpha <4.2.0-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.0-betaRelated Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Privilege Management