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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Password Reset via User Password Update Endpoint | |
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Phpmyfaq
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| Weaknesses | CWE-640 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-05-28T14:13:15.123Z
Updated: 2026-05-28T15:35:36.744Z
Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:32:50.477Z
Link: CVE-2026-35676
Updated: 2026-05-28T15:35:20.528Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-05-28T16:16:21.923
Modified: 2026-05-28T18:56:36.823
Link: CVE-2026-35676
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