CVE-2026-111885

MEDIUM 5.5

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via deleteGroup API

CVSS Score

5.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in GroupController::deleteGroup() that omits privilege-level checks on target groups. Authenticated non-SuperAdmin administrators holding GROUP_DELETE can send a crafted groupId to /admin/api/group/delete to permanently destroy higher-privileged groups and strip members' inherited rights.

CWE	CWE-1220
Vendor	thorsten
Product	phpmyfaq
Published	Oct 17, 2026

Stay Ahead of the Next One

Get instant alerts for thorsten phpmyfaq

Be the first to know when new medium vulnerabilities affecting thorsten phpmyfaq are published — delivered to Slack, Telegram or Discord.

Get Free Alerts → Free · No credit card · 60 sec setup

CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Affected Versions

thorsten / phpMyFAQ

4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-crh2-cv2j-cpjh vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-authorization-via-deletegroup-api

Credits

🔍 manus-pi 🔍 manus-use