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CVE-2026-56396 Details

ANALYZED

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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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-985r-q3qp-299h	CISA-ADP	AdvisoryExploitRemedyVendor
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-985r-q3qp-299h	[email protected]	AdvisoryExploitRemedyVendor
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-privilege-escalation-via-missing-authorization-in-edituser-and-updateuserrights	[email protected]	Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-862	Missing Authorization	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
phpMyFAQ	<= 4.1.3 (semver)
CPE cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:::::::: Remediation Upgrade: 4.1.4moderate effort

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 23, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 21, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]