phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the deleteUser() API that allows authenticated non-superadmin users with delete_user permission to delete superadmin accounts. Attackers can send a DELETE request to /admin/api/user/delete with a superadmin's userId other than 1, removing administrative access and accountability.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000
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| Description | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the deleteUser() API that allows authenticated non-superadmin users with delete_user permission to delete superadmin accounts. Attackers can send a DELETE request to /admin/api/user/delete with a superadmin's userId other than 1, removing administrative access and accountability. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 Missing Authorization Allows Superadmin Deletion via deleteUser API | |
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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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Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-10-17T18:46:27.466Z
Updated: 2026-10-18T11:42:56.427Z
Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:18:07.314Z
Link: CVE-2026-111909
Updated: 2026-10-18T11:42:37.852Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:33.190
Modified: 2026-10-18T12:17:10.620
Link: CVE-2026-111909
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