Low severity · published Oct 17, 2026
CVE-2026-111888
phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Incorrect Authorization via news update API
2.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
phpMyFAQ · thorsten
4.0.0 before 4.1.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111888
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111888
github.com
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-287v-6c6j-x9f7
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.0.0-before-4.1.9-incorrect-authorization-via-news-update-api
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