CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-35676

8.8 HIGH Published 2026-05-28 Modified 2026-10-26 Official page ↗
Status
Deferred
Published
2026-05-28
Last modified
2026-10-26
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — 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 3.1 ([email protected])
8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-640

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

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password weakness

References