CVE-2026-35676

Published: May 28, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

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Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XShow less

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary)

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-640

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak.

References (3)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9qv9-8xv6-5p35

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-unauthenticated-password-reset-via-user-password-update-endpoint

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9qv9-8xv6-5p35

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

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