CVE-2026-56396

CVE-2026-56396CVE-2026-56396

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.

Scoring

CVSS 8.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Last modified2026-06-21
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.