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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.7 High

CVE-2026-56396

phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights()

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Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.4 contains missing authorization vulnerabilities in editUser() and updateUserRights() endpoints that allow authenticated administrators to escalate privileges. Non-SuperAdmin users with edit_user permission can set is_superadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdmin access.

Affected products

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

phpMyFAQ phpMyFAQ

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 4.1.4affected
  • 4.1.4unaffected

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