{"id":"CVE-2026-111885","title":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via deleteGroup API","summary":"phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in GroupController::deleteGroup() that omits privilege-level checks on target groups. Authenticated non-SuperAdmin administrators holding GROUP_DE…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-1220"],"vendor":"thorsten","product":"phpMyFAQ","affected":["phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-18T13:24:16.934638Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-10-17","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T13:24:35.633Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111885","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-crh2-cv2j-cpjh","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-crh2-cv2j-cpjh)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-authorization-via-deletegroup-api","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Authorization via deleteGroup API"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T19:08:56.973Z","slug":"CVE-2026-111885","body":"## Overview\n\nphpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a missing authorization vulnerability in GroupController::deleteGroup() that omits privilege-level checks on target groups. Authenticated non-SuperAdmin administrators holding GROUP_DELETE can send a crafted groupId to /admin/api/group/delete to permanently destroy higher-privileged groups and strip members' inherited rights.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":224435,"id":"CVE-2026-111885","ts":1792331054162,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}