thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.10 /admin/group/confirm group_list_select privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.10. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin/group/confirm. The manipulation of the argument group_list_select results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-124433. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.10. Affected is an unknown code block of the file /admin/group/confirm. The manipulation of the argument group_list_select with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators holding only GROUP_DELETE permission to delete higher-privileged groups. Attackers can submit a target group_list_select value to /admin/group/confirm and then /admin/group/delete to remove privileged groups, their memberships, and permission mappings.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-124433 since 11/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 4.1.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 4.1.11

Timelineinfo

11/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/08/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
11/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-124433 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-124433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-432822

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2026 14:39
Changes: 11/08/2026 14:39 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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