phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user/add API endpoint that allows non-SuperAdmin administrators to create SuperAdmin accounts. A delegated administrator with USER_ADD/EDIT/DELETE permissions can call POST /admin/api/user/add with isSuperAdmin: true and attacker-chosen credentials to create a SuperAdmin account, then authenticate as that account to achieve full instance takeover.
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Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000
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| Description | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user/add API endpoint that allows non-SuperAdmin administrators to create SuperAdmin accounts. A delegated administrator with USER_ADD/EDIT/DELETE permissions can call POST /admin/api/user/add with isSuperAdmin: true and attacker-chosen credentials to create a SuperAdmin account, then authenticate as that account to achieve full instance takeover. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing SuperAdmin Guard in user/add Endpoint | |
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Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-15T11:25:33.496Z
Reserved: 2026-06-26T17:58:05.796Z
Link: CVE-2026-57996
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