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CVE-2026-35676

Published: May 28, 2026

Modified: May 28, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.2

HIGH

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an unauthenticated password reset vulnerability in the user password update API endpoint that allows attackers to change account passwords without token validation. Attackers can enumerate valid username and email pairs and force immediate password changes by sending PUT requests to the /api/index.php/user/password/update endpoint, causing account disruption and invalidating legitimate user credentials.

VendorProductVersions

thorsten

phpMyFAQ

affected
0 - < 4.1.3
unaffected
4.1.3

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-640

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

References

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