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
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-640 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
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 : Received
Published: 2026-05-28T16:16:21.923
Modified: 2026-05-28T16:16:21.923
Link: CVE-2026-35676
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Updated: 2026-05-28T16:30:15Z