CVE-2026-56396 phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights()

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 edituser permission can set issuperadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdm...

EUVD-2026-38162

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 edituser permission can set issuperadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdm...

CVE-2026-56396

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 edituser permission can set issuperadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdm...

CVE-2026-56396 phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights()

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 edituser permission can set issuperadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdm...

CVE-2026-56396

CVE-2026-56396 (phpMyFAQ) affects phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.4. The issue is missing authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights(), allowing authenticated administrators with edit_user to set the is_superadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights, escalating to SuperAdmin. This leads to high-imp...

CVE-2026-56396: Missing Authorization

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 edituser permission can set issuperadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdm...

CVE-2026-49205

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-userHasPermissionPermissionType::BACKUP. The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints...

CVE-2026-49205 phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-userHasPermissionPermissionType::BACKUP. The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints...

CVE-2026-49205 phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-userHasPermissionPermissionType::BACKUP. The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints...

CVE-2026-49205 phpMyFAQ: Missing userHasPermission() in 4 API write endpoints (CVE-2026-24421 Incomplete Fix)

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-userHasPermissionPermissionType::BACKUP. The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints...

CVE-2026-49205

phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController, where four write endpoints (POST /api/v4.0/category, POST /api/v4.0/faq, PUT /api/v4.0/faq, POST /api/v4.0/question) relied on a shared token check instead of per-user permissions. This allowed insufficient a...

CVE-2026-49205

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-userHasPermissionPermissionType::BACKUP. The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints...

CVE-2026-49205: Missing Authorization

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions prior to 4.1.4 have Missing Authorization in the API CategoryController. CVE-2026-24421 addressed this in the BackupController by adding: $this-userHasPermissionPermissionType::BACKUP. The same fix was not applied to 4 other write endpoints...

PT-2026-50801

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpMyFAQ versions prior to 4.1.4 Description Missing authorization in the public API allows users to bypass role permission checks. The system only verifies a shared API key header via the hasValidToken function instead of validating individua...

CVE-2026-48488

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.4, attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 SHAttered. Version 4.1.4 fixes the issue...

CVE-2026-48488

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.4, attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 SHAttered. Version 4.1.4 fixes the issue...

CVE-2026-48488 phpMyFAQ has Weak Cryptography - SHA1 for Password Hashing

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.4, attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 SHAttered. Version 4.1.4 fixes the issue...

CVE-2026-48488

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.4, attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 SHAttered. Version 4.1.4 fixes the issue...

CVE-2026-48488

CVE-2026-48488 affects phpMyFAQ prior to version 4.1.4, where attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a broken algorithm. The issue is resolved in 4.1.4. The CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium); attack vector NETWORK, no user interaction needed, and impact is limited to confidentiality. If explo...

CVE-2026-48488 phpMyFAQ has Weak Cryptography - SHA1 for Password Hashing

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.4, attachment passwords are hashed using SHA-1, a cryptographically broken algorithm. SHA-1 has been vulnerable to collision attacks since 2017 SHAttered. Version 4.1.4 fixes the issue...