High 8.3Published Oct 17, 2026

CVE-2026-111884phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Current-Password Step-Up on E-mail Change Enables Account Takeover

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 12:40 PM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, higher than 28% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta does not require the current password when changing an account e-mail in the user control panel (UserController::updateData, api/user/data/update), checking only the session and CSRF token. An attacker with a hijacked session can set the e-mail to their own mailbox and use the password-reset flow to take over non-2FA accounts, including superadmin.

CVSS: 8.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-308
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.35% (percentile 28)
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 18, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 17, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

thorsten phpMyFAQ thorsten:phpmyfaq (from the name)	before 4.1.9; 4.1.9 not affected	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7554-gx6g-xx77	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.9-and-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-current-password-step-up-on-e-mail-change-enables-account-takeover	third-party-advisory

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