VDB-421620 · CVE-2026-111908 · GCVE-0-2026-111908

thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.8/4.2.0-alpha improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.8/4.2.0-alpha. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-111908. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.8/4.2.0-alpha. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-111908 since 10/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 4.1.9 or 4.2.0-beta eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

thorsten

Name

phpMyFAQ

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 4.1.9/4.2.0-beta

Timelineinfo

10/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/17/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-111908 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-111908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-421620

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2026 21:27
Changes: 10/17/2026 21:27 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103