High severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-35676
phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Password Reset via User Password Update Endpoint
8.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
phpMyFAQ · thorsten
before 4.1.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35676
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35676
github.com
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9qv9-8xv6-5p35
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-unauthenticated-password-reset-via-user-password-update-endpoint
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