Answer in brief
CVE-2026-111888 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 Incorrect Authorization via news update API. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps thorsten/phpMyFAQ (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps thorsten/phpMyFAQ (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| thorsten/phpMyFAQgeneric | >=4.0.0 <4.1.9 | 4.1.9 |
Published upstream
Oct 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 17, 2026
phpMyFAQ from 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows delegated admins lacking the editnews right to modify news by calling PUT /admin/api/news/update, which checks NEWS_DELETE instead of NEWS_EDIT. Attackers holding addnews and delnews can read the update-news CSRF token from their own cookie and rewrite any news item's header, body, author, link and active flag shown on the public front page.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.