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phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta Privilege Escalation via updateUserRights

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Severity
high
Date
Affecting

  • phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha.2, < 4.2.0-beta

CWE
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CVSS
7.0
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
manus-pi, manus-use
Description
phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in UserController::updateUserRights that drops per-right language restrictions when rights are re-granted. Administrators holding USER_EDIT can submit language-scoped rights to the update-rights API, including for themselves, to gain unrestricted FAQ create, edit, and publish access across all languages.

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