Medium severity · published Oct 17, 2026
CVE-2026-111892
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Rate Limiting on Password-Reset Endpoints
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta lacks effective rate limiting on the unauthenticated user/password/update and user/password/reset endpoints. Unauthenticated attackers can send unlimited reset requests to flood a registered user's inbox with reset emails, exhausting mailer and server resources.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
phpMyFAQ · thorsten
4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111892
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111892
github.com
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-p2cj-r7vv-fr2r
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-rate-limiting-on-password-reset-endpoints
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