CVE-2026-111897 phpMyFAQ - Authorization Bypass

phpMyFAQ < 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass caused by improper validation of record IDs in attachment management, letting category-restricted editors tamper with attachments outside their categories, exploit requires medium permission level.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.27% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Data Tampering
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Published
17 October 2026
Updated
19 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-862

Vendor fix

Update to version 4.2.0-beta or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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