phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updateMembers() that allows administrators with only group-management permissions to join privileged groups without verification of required rights. Attackers can add themselves to pre-existing groups holding user-management rights and immediately inherit those permissions to modify or delete user accounts.
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Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000
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| Description | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updateMembers() that allows administrators with only group-management permissions to join privileged groups without verification of required rights. Attackers can add themselves to pre-existing groups holding user-management rights and immediately inherit those permissions to modify or delete user accounts. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.6 Privilege Escalation via Group Membership | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-27T15:43:48.767Z
Reserved: 2026-07-26T12:22:34.139Z
Link: CVE-2026-66399
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