Description
phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a broken object-level authorization vulnerability in the PUT /api/v3.1/faq/update endpoint, which checks only the global edit_faq permission and does not verify access to the target FAQ. Authenticated users with edit_faq permission can supply the ID of a restricted FAQ they cannot view to modify its content, bypass moderation, and change its publication state.
Published: 2026-10-17
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a broken object-level authorization vulnerability in the PUT /api/v3.1/faq/update endpoint, which checks only the global edit_faq permission and does not verify access to the target FAQ. Authenticated users with edit_faq permission can supply the ID of a restricted FAQ they cannot view to modify its content, bypass moderation, and change its publication state.
Title phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta BOLA in FAQ Update via REST API
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Phpmyfaq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T21:33:12.329Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:18:07.314Z

Link: CVE-2026-111908

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T21:33:07.657Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:33.043

Modified: 2026-10-19T22:17:04.710

Link: CVE-2026-111908

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Updated: 2026-10-20T11:30:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key