Severity: High (CVSS 8.7)

Affected Systems: Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

Overview

phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserR...

A high vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-56396 has been disclosed.

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.

Risk

CVSS and CISA data indicate the following:

  • Review the OpenCVE and vendor advisory for exploit conditions and impact

OpenCVE Analysis

CVSS v4.0 8.7 HighCVSS v3.1 8.8 HighCVSS v3.0 N/ACVSS v2 N/AKEV noEPSS noSSVC no

  • OpenCVE title: phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights()
  • Severity score: High (CVSS 8.7)
  • Weaknesses: CWE-862
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality ImpactHigh
Integrity ImpactHigh
Availability ImpactHigh
Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Required Action

Review the OpenCVE detail page and linked vendor advisory, then apply the vendor-provided update or mitigation for the affected product.

Prioritize systems where the affected product is internet-facing, handles authentication, or runs with elevated privileges.

Verify Updates

Confirm whether your environment uses the affected product(s): Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.

After remediation, verify the installed version against the fixed or unaffected versions listed by the vendor.

Temporary Mitigation (if patch is not available)

Use the mitigation published by the vendor. If no vendor mitigation is available, reduce exposure to the affected product, restrict access to trusted users or networks, and increase monitoring until an update can be applied.

Recommendation

  • Use OpenCVE, vendor, and source references as the source of truth for affected versions and remediation
  • Patch or mitigate affected products after confirming exposure in your environment
  • Monitor affected systems for unusual activity until remediation is complete

Support

If you require assistance, please contact our support team.

Immediate action is strongly recommended to protect your infrastructure.

Source Details

Customer Responsibility and Backups

Before applying updates, mitigations, or configuration changes, customers should take and verify current backups or snapshots of affected systems.

Customers are responsible for managing their servers, validating their own backups, testing changes, and ensuring they can restore services if an update or mitigation causes an issue.



Sunday, June 21, 2026

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