---
id: CVE-2026-111888
title: phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Incorrect Authorization via news update API
summary: >-
  phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an incorrect authorization
  vulnerability that allows delegated admins lacking the editnews right to
  modify news by calling PUT /admin/api/news/update, which checks NEWS_DELETE
  instead of NEWS_EDI…
severity: low
cvss: 2.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: thorsten
product: phpMyFAQ
affected:
  - phpMyFAQ >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.9
published: '2026-10-17'
updated: '2026-10-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-17T18:46:13.202Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111888'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-287v-6c6j-x9f7
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-287v-6c6j-x9f7)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.0.0-before-4.1.9-incorrect-authorization-via-news-update-api
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Incorrect Authorization
      via news update API
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-17T19:08:56.993Z'
---

## Overview

phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows delegated admins lacking the editnews right to modify news by calling PUT /admin/api/news/update, which checks NEWS_DELETE instead of NEWS_EDIT. Attackers holding addnews and delnews can read the update-news CSRF token from their own cookie and rewrite any news item's header, body, author, link and active flag shown on the public front page.

## Affected

- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.9`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.