{"id":"CVE-2026-57995","aliases":["GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57995","summary":"phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions","details":"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.","published":"2026-06-30T22:08:42.294Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:15.217712407Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq","fixedVersion":"4.1.5"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"thorsten/phpmyfaq","fixedVersion":"4.1.5"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57995.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57995"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-privilege-escalation-via-missing-self-rights-constraint-in-groupcontroller-updatepermissions"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:15.217712407Z"}}