CVE-2026-56396
phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights()
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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 edit_user permission can set is_superadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdmin access.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | phpmyfaq |
| Product | phpmyfaq |
| Published | Jun 21, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
phpMyFAQ / phpMyFAQ
0 < 4.1.4
References
Credits
🔍 SnailSploit 0xShemesh