CVE-2026-111908phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta BOLA in FAQ Update via REST API
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, higher than 21% of scored CVEs.
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-639
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.29% (percentile 21)
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 17, 2026
Affected products
thorsten phpMyFAQ thorsten:phpmyfaq (from the name) | from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9; 4.1.9 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j3px-r7cr-r26rvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.0.0-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-bola-in-faq-update-via-rest-apithird-party-advisory
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