Unverified Password Change Affecting phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-PHPMYFAQPHPMYFAQ-20187775
  • published28 Sept 2026
  • disclosed4 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-85591  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-620  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.8 or higher.

Overview

phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unverified Password Change via the user control panel API endpoint. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to user accounts by submitting a crafted PUT request with only a valid CSRF token, allowing password changes for any account, including administrators, without verifying the current password. This can result in account takeover and lockout of legitimate users.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1