CVE-2026-57995 PUBLISHED

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

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 26.06.2026 Published: 30.06.2026 Updated: 01.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor phpMyFAQ
Product phpMyFAQ
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.1.5 (excl.)
  • Version 4.1.5 is unaffected

Credits

  • Yanchon918s reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Privilege Management CWE