Description (CNA)
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUP_EDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator can exploit this by assigning high-value permissions to a group they belong to, inheriting those rights and escalating privileges up to full administrative control.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| phpMyFAQ / phpMyFAQ | affected 0 before 4.1.5; unaffected 4.1.5 |
CWE
CWE-269
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-privilege-escalation-via-missing-self-rights-constraint-in-groupcontroller-updatepermissions
ADP enrichment
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