CVE CVE-2026-35676

CVE-2026-35676

PHP

Severity: HIGH
CVSS: 8.2CVSS
Published: 2026-05-28
Last modified: 2026-05-28
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE: 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.

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9qv9-8xv6-5p35
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-unauthenticated-password-reset-via-user-password-update-endpoint

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