GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh
GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh is a Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions
Description
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.
Detection & mitigation playbook
VulnerabilityDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for the affected component. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of the affected component has shipped for GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh across dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.