---
id: "CVE-2026-111888"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-111888"]
title: "phpMyFAQ: delegated admins can rewrite news without the edit right"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "php", "phpmyfaq", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-delegated-news-rights", "single-admin", "version-4.1.9-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-17T19:16:30+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:29:11+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111888", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00"}]
---

# phpMyFAQ: delegated admins can rewrite news without the edit right

phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 checks the NEWS_DELETE permission instead of NEWS_EDIT on the news update endpoint. A delegated admin holding only addnews and delnews can rewrite any news item's header, body, author, link and active flag, which appears on the public front page.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed phpMyFAQ version in the admin panel or `composer show phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq` if installed by Composer
- Review which delegated admin accounts hold the addnews and delnews rights without editnews

## Fix

- Upgrade phpMyFAQ to `4.1.9` or later
- Until upgraded, remove the addnews or delnews right from delegated admins who do not need it

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111888

## From the sources

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.

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