Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions >=4.0.0, <4.1.9>=4.2.0-alpha, <4.2.0-beta
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- published26 Oct 2026
- disclosed17 Oct 2026
- creditNijat Sultanov
Introduced: 17 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-111908 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.9, 4.2.0-beta 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 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via the update method in FaqController.php, where the REST API FAQ update endpoint enforces only a global "edit FAQ" right without performing object-level authorization. An authenticated attacker can supply any valid FAQ ID to overwrite restricted, inactive, pending, or otherwise access-controlled FAQ records they are not permitted to modify.