Improper Privilege Management Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.5
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- published16 Jul 2026
- disclosed15 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 15 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-57996 (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 user/add endpoint. An attacker can gain unauthorized administrative privileges by sending a POST request with the isSuperAdmin parameter set to true and attacker-controlled credentials. This allows the creation of a SuperAdmin account, enabling full control over the instance.