Improper Privilege Management Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.5
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- published1 Jul 2026
- disclosed30 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 30 Jun 2026
NewCVE-2026-57995 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.5 or higher.
Overview
thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management in the updatePermissions process. An attacker can gain unauthorized administrative privileges by assigning high-value permissions to groups without proper rights verification.