{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "4.1.4"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "DESCRIPTION"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "12239894c0c7913885a1928fb0ce689bbf18eb34"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-985r-q3qp-299h"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56396.json"
  },
  "details": "phpMyFAQ before 4.1.4 contains missing authorization vulnerabilities in editUser() and updateUserRights() endpoints that allow authenticated administrators to escalate privileges. Non-SuperAdmin users with edit_user permission can set is_superadmin flag or grant arbitrary rights to escalate to SuperAdmin access.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-56396",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:37:04.166707950Z",
  "published": "2026-06-21T13:27:03.833Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56396.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-985r-q3qp-299h"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56396"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-privilege-escalation-via-missing-authorization-in-edituser-and-updateuserrights"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in editUser() and updateUserRights()"
}