CVE-2026-56396: Phpmyfaq

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq: before 4.1.4 (fixed in 4.1.4)

Published 2026-06-21. Last modified 2026-06-23.