CVE-2026-57995 — phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUP_EDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to grou…
Published: 2026-06-30 · CVSS: 8.7 · CVSS 4.0
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUP_EDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator can exploit this by assigning high-value permissions to a group they belong to, inheriting those rights and escalating privileges up to full administrative control.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7