{"id":"CVE-2026-111908","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-111908"],"related":[],"title":"phpMyFAQ: edit permission lets users rewrite FAQs they cannot view","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.","summary":"phpMyFAQ versions 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta check only the global edit permission on the FAQ update API, not access to the specific FAQ. A logged-in user with edit rights can change restricted FAQs, bypass moderation and alter publication state.","severity":"high","cvss":8.7,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","php","phpmyfaq","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-edit_faq-users","version-4.1.9-or-later"],"how_to_check":null,"fix":"Upgrade phpMyFAQ to 4.1.9 or later, or to 4.2.0-beta or later if on the 4.2 line.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-17T19:16:33+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T22:37:35+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T22:37:35+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.8,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T22:37:35Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Upgrade phpMyFAQ to 4.1.9 or later, or to 4.2.0-beta or later if on the 4.2 line.","reach":"internet","title":"phpMyFAQ: edit permission lets users rewrite FAQs they cannot view","impact":"medium","summary":"phpMyFAQ versions 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta check only the global edit permission on the FAQ update API, not access to the specific FAQ. A logged-in user with edit rights can change restricted FAQs, bypass moderation and alter publication state.","category":"package","who_cares":["phpmyfaq","self-hosted","php"],"confidence":0.8,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Authenticated editor modifies restricted FAQ content and publication state","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"unknown","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["version-4.1.9-or-later","no-edit_faq-users"],"user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000492,"input_tokens":2992,"output_tokens":386,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-111908':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '/api/v3.1/faq/update':90C '4.0.0':25B,70C '4.1.9':27B,72C '4.2.0':29B,32B,74C,77C 'access':46B,104C 'alpha':30B,75C 'alter':66B 'api':44B 'authent':109C 'author':85C 'beta':33B,78C 'broken':81C 'bypass':63B,130C 'cannot':9A,124C 'chang':60B,133C 'check':34B,93C 'contain':79C 'content':129C 'cve':11A,14A 'edit':2A,38B,57B,97C,112C 'endpoint':91C 'faq':7A,42B,50B,62B,98C,108C,113C,122C 'global':37B,96C 'host':22B 'id':118C 'let':4A 'level':84C 'log':53B 'logged-in':52B 'moder':64B,131C 'modifi':127C 'object':83C 'object-level':82C 'packag':17B 'permiss':3A,39B,99C,114C 'php':18B 'phpmyfaq':1A,19B,23B,69C 'public':67B,135C 'put':89C 'restrict':61B,121C 'rewrit':6A 'right':58B 'self':21B 'self-host':20B 'specif':49B 'state':68B,136C 'suppli':116C 'target':107C 'updat':43B 'user':5A,55B,110C 'verifi':103C 'version':24B 'view':10A,125C 'vulner':86C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-17T19:16:33+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-111908","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111908","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-17T19:16:33+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T22:17:04+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:14+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:55+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}