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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.5 High

CVE-2026-111893

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Privilege Escalation via Group Category Restrictions API

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

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Default version status: unaffected

  • 4.2.0-alpha to < 4.2.0-betaaffected
  • 4.2.0-betaunaffected

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