CVE-2026-124433
Published:November 08, 2026
Updated:November 09, 2026
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators holding only GROUP_DELETE permission to delete higher-privileged groups. Attackers can submit a target group_list_select value to /admin/group/confirm and then /admin/group/delete to remove privileged groups, their memberships, and permission mappings.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2.5.2 <4.1.11 || >=3.0.0-alpha <4.1.11 || >=4.0.0-alpha <4.1.11 || >=4.0.0-alpha.2 <4.1.11 || >=4.1.0-alpha <4.1.11Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.11https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=4.0-nightly-2024-10-29 <4.2.0-beta || >=4.1-nightly-2025-12-20 <4.2.0-beta || >=development-nightly-2023-07-02 <4.2.0-beta || =4.2.0-alpha <4.2.0-beta || =4.2.0-alpha.2 <4.2.0-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.0-betathorsten/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-alpha <4.1.11 || >=4.0.0-alpha <4.1.11 || >=2.8.0-alpha2 <4.1.11Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.11thorsten/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) =4.2.0-alpha <4.2.0-beta || =4.2.0-alpha.2 <4.2.0-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.0-betaRelated Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
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
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Authorization