CVE-2026-35676

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.

References

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-28

Updated: 2026-05-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00027