---
id: CVE-2026-124433
title: >-
  phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 Insufficient Authorization in Group Deletion via
  GroupController
summary: >-
  phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability
  that allows delegated administrators holding only GROUP_DELETE permission to
  delete higher-privileged groups. Attackers can submit a target
  group_list_select val…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: thorsten
product: phpMyFAQ
affected:
  - phpMyFAQ < 4.1.11
published: '2026-11-08'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T13:15:28.799Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124433'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jprf-xpcq-vjwq
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jprf-xpcq-vjwq)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.11-insufficient-authorization-in-group-deletion-via-groupcontroller
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 Insufficient Authorization in
      Group Deletion via GroupController
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T13:50:34.988Z'
---

## Overview

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.11 contains an insufficient authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators holding only GROUP_DELETE permission to delete higher-privileged groups. Attackers can submit a target group_list_select value to /admin/group/confirm and then /admin/group/delete to remove privileged groups, their memberships, and permission mappings.

## Affected

- `phpMyFAQ < 4.1.11`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.