---
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'
---

## Overview

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 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.

## Affected

- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.9`
- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta`

## Remediation

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