CVE-2026-111888
phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Incorrect Authorization via news update API
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- Oct 17, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 18, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 17, 2026
Description
phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows delegated admins lacking the editnews right to modify news by calling PUT /admin/api/news/update, which checks NEWS_DELETE instead of NEWS_EDIT. Attackers holding addnews and delnews can read the update-news CSRF token from their own cookie and rewrite any news item's header, body, author, link and active flag shown on the public front page.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 2.7 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpMyFAQthorsten |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-287v-6c6j-x9f7)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Incorrect Authorization via news update APIthird-party-advisory
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