{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "4.1.5"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "DESCRIPTION"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "aea44f5f3568f1d4659a07bad3f59b41260d1b88"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57995.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-57995",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:38:46.090918280Z",
  "published": "2026-06-30T22:08:42.294Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57995.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pg62-f8g4-4wqh"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57995"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-privilege-escalation-via-missing-self-rights-constraint-in-groupcontroller-updatepermissions"
    }
  ],
  "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 Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions"
}