CVE-2026-35671phpMyFAQ - Insecure Direct Object Reference in User Password API
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phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the admin API user password endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to change any user's password without authorization verification. An attacker with low-privilege admin credentials can escalate to SuperAdmin by modifying the userId parameter in the overwrite-password API request.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-266
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
thorsten phpMyFAQ thorsten:phpmyfaq (from the name) | before 4.1.3; 4.1.3 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-xvp4-phqj-cjr3vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insecure-direct-object-reference-in-user-password-apithird-party-advisory
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