CVE-2026-111885

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via deleteGroup API

State: Published
Severity: 7.0 High
Published: Oct 17, 2026
Updated: Oct 18, 2026
Reserved: Oct 17, 2026

Description

phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in GroupController::deleteGroup() that omits privilege-level checks on target groups. Authenticated non-SuperAdmin administrators holding GROUP_DELETE can send a crafted groupId to /admin/api/group/delete to permanently destroy higher-privileged groups and strip members' inherited rights.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	7.0 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-1220 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control

Affected Products

Product	Versions
phpMyFAQthorsten	4.2.0-alpha to before 4.2.0-betaAffected 4.2.0-betaNot affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-crh2-cv2j-cpjh)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via deleteGroup APIthird-party-advisory

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