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TI-2026-76096 Aliases CVE-2026-111888GHSA-j2g3-mcv7-r3f2

Incorrect authorization in phpMyFAQ news update API lets admins edit news

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863) in the news update API. The PUT /admin/api/news/update endpoint checks the NEWS_DELETE right instead of NEWS_EDIT, so delegated admins without the editnews right can modify news items. An attacker who holds the addnews and delnews rights can read the CSRF token from their own cookie and rewrite the header, body, author, link and active flag of any news item shown on the public front page.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows delegated admins lacking the editnews right to modify news by calling PUT /admin/api/news/update, which checks NEWS_DELETE instead of NEWS_EDIT. Attackers holding addnews and delnews can read the update-news CSRF token from their own cookie and rewrite any news item's header, body, author, link and active flag shown on the public front page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed phpMyFAQ (thorsten): 4.1.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
thorstenphpMyFAQ4.0.0 to before 4.1.94.1.9Patch availableCNA
  • phpMyFAQ Vendorthorsten Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.1.9 Fixed in 4.1.9 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——thorsten
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·thorsten

Remediation

Update phpMyFAQ to version 4.1.9 or later, which fixes the authorization check. The sources do not list a vendor advisory for this fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA phpMyFAQ (thorsten) Fixed in 4.1.9

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.9

    14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-76118 Authentication bypass in phpMyFAQ via WebAuthn credential injectionPriority HIGH 81
    • TI-2026-76115 Authorization bypass in phpMyFAQ REST API edits restricted FAQsPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2026-76092 phpMyFAQ e-mail change lacks password check, enabling takeoverPriority HIGH 73
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111888
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-j2g3-mcv7-r3f2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-00296 Improper Authentication in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-76118 Authentication bypass in phpMyFAQ via WebAuthn credential injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-32868 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-76108 Unauthenticated denial of service in phpMyFAQ API pagination CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-53313 phpMyFAQ 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 Authentication Bypass via LDAP CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-34083 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via getIdFromSolutionId Permission Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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