CVE-2026-111893

EUVD-2026-103326
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 19.89%
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7w-78f6-mcmh
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-escalation-via-group-category-restrictions-api
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7w-78f6-mcmh