Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.3
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- published25 May 2026
- disclosed20 May 2026
- creditkitu232
Introduced: 20 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-35676 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.3 or higher.
Overview
thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password via the updatePassword function. An attacker can enumerate valid user accounts and forcibly change another user's password by submitting a known or guessed username and email pair to the unauthenticated password reset endpoint, causing immediate invalidation of the old password and potential denial of service for the legitimate user.