{"id":"CVE-2026-111908","title":"phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta BOLA in FAQ Update via REST API","summary":"phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a broken object-level authorization vulnerability in the PUT /api/v3.1/faq/update endpoint, which checks only the global edit_faq permission and does not verify acces…","severity":"high","cvss":8.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-639"],"vendor":"thorsten","product":"phpMyFAQ","affected":["phpMyFAQ >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.9","phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta"],"published":"2026-10-17","updated":"2026-10-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-17T18:46:26.780Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111908","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-j3px-r7cr-r26r","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-j3px-r7cr-r26r)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.0.0-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-bola-in-faq-update-via-rest-api","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta BOLA in FAQ Update via REST API"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T19:08:56.831Z","slug":"CVE-2026-111908","body":"## Overview\n\nphpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a broken object-level authorization vulnerability in the PUT /api/v3.1/faq/update endpoint, which checks only the global edit_faq permission and does not verify access to the target FAQ. Authenticated users with edit_faq permission can supply the ID of a restricted FAQ they cannot view to modify its content, bypass moderation, and change its publication state.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.9`\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":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":45.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}