CVE-2026-56396 – phpMyFAQ – Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights()

CVE ID :CVE-2026-56396

Published : June 21, 2026, 1:27 p.m. | 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

Description :phpMyFAQ before 4.1.4 contains missing authorization vulnerabilities in editUser() and updateUserRights() endpoints that allow authenticated administrators to escalate privileges. Non-SuperAdmin users with edit_user permission can set is_superadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdmin access.

Severity: 8.8 | HIGH

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