GHSA-PG62-F8G4-4WQH phpMyFAQ privilege escalation: GroupController::updatePermissions lets a GROUP_EDIT admin grant rights they do not hold

Overview When phpMyFAQ hardened its admin permission-assignment endpoints against privilege escalation, it added a "a non-SuperAdmin may only assign rights they themselves hold" constraint to the user-rights endpoint UserController::updateUserRights. The equivalent group-rights endpoint,...

phpMyFAQ privilege escalation: GroupController::updatePermissions lets a GROUP_EDIT admin grant rights they do not hold

Overview When phpMyFAQ hardened its admin permission-assignment endpoints against privilege escalation, it added a "a non-SuperAdmin may only assign rights they themselves hold" constraint to the user-rights endpoint UserController::updateUserRights. The equivalent group-rights endpoint,...

CVE-2026-66399 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Privilege Escalation via Group Membership

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updateMembers that allows administrators with only group-management permissions to join privileged groups without verification of required rights. Attackers can add themselves to pre-existing groups holding...

CVE-2026-66399

CVE-2026-66399 concerns phpMyFAQ prior to 4.1.6. A privilege-escalation flaw exists in GroupController::updateMembers(): administrators with only group-management rights can add themselves to privileged groups without verifying required rights, enabling immediate inheritance of those permissions ...

CVE-2026-66399: Improper Privilege Management

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updateMembers that allows administrators with only group-management permissions to join privileged groups without verification of required rights. Attackers can add themselves to pre-existing groups holding...

PT-2026-65000

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpMyFAQ versions prior to 4.1.6 Description A privilege escalation issue exists in the updateMembers function within the GroupController. This flaw allows administrators who possess only group-management permissions to join privileged groups...

CVE-2026-57995 phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUPEDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator can exploit this by assigning high-valu...

CVE-2026-57995 phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUPEDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator can exploit this by assigning high-valu...

CVE-2026-57995: Improper Privilege Management

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUPEDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator can exploit this by assigning high-valu...