{"id":"CVE-2026-111893","published":"2026-10-17T19:16:30.860","lastModified":"2026-10-17T19:16:30.970","description":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::saveCategoryRestrictions() that lets delegated administrators assign categories outside their own scope. Category-restricted administrators can POST to /admin/api/group/category-restrictions with out-of-scope or empty categoryIds to grant groups unrestricted category access.","cvssScore":6.5,"cvssSeverity":"MEDIUM","cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","cwes":["CWE-269"],"vendors":[],"products":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7w-78f6-mcmh","tags":[]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-privilege-escalation-via-group-category-restrictions-api","tags":[]}],"exploitRefs":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7w-78f6-mcmh","tags":[]}],"hasPoc":true,"ai":null}