---
id: CVE-2026-111897
title: >-
  phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization Bypass in Attachment
  Administration Endpoints
summary: >-
  phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass
  vulnerability that allows category-restricted editors to manage attachments of
  FAQs outside their categories by supplying arbitrary record IDs. Attackers in
  medium p…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: thorsten
product: phpMyFAQ
affected:
  - phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta
published: '2026-10-17'
updated: '2026-10-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-17T18:46:19.963Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111897'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hj8v-cg6r-gg6q
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hj8v-cg6r-gg6q)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-authorization-bypass-in-attachment-administration-endpoints
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Authorization
      Bypass in Attachment Administration Endpoints
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-17T19:08:56.911Z'
---

## Overview

phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows category-restricted editors to manage attachments of FAQs outside their categories by supplying arbitrary record IDs. Attackers in medium permission mode can send upload or delete requests with a target record_id or attachment ID to tamper with or remove files on unauthorized FAQs.

## Affected

- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta`

## Remediation

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