TI-2026-27776 Aliases CVE-2026-35675 GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89

phpMyFAQ - Authentication Bypass via Missing Password Reset Token in /api/user/password/update

HIGH 77CWE-307Published 2026-05-28 · Updated 2026-11-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass, Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-307 and CWE-359.

Summary

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the password reset endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to reset any user account password without token verification or email confirmation. Attackers can enumerate valid usernames, obtain plaintext passwords via email, and achieve complete account takeover including administrative access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00417 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed phpMyFAQ (thorsten): 4.1.3thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist): 4.1.3+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
thorsten	phpMyFAQ	before 4.1.3	4.1.3	Patch available	CNA
—	thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist)	before 4.1.3	4.1.3	Patch available	GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89
—	phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist)	before 4.1.3	4.1.3	Patch available	GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89

phpMyFAQ Vendorthorsten Affected before 4.1.3 Fixed in 4.1.3 Patch available CNA
thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.3 Fixed in 4.1.3 Patch available GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.3 Fixed in 4.1.3 Patch available GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq::::::::	—	—	thorsten

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·thorsten

Remediation

Fix · CNA phpMyFAQ (thorsten) Fixed in 4.1.3
Fix · GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89 thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.3 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89 phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.3 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-05-28
thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.3
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-27777 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Password Reset via User Password Update EndpointPriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-27773 phpMyFAQ - Authentication Bypass via Empty API TokenPriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-27772 phpMyFAQ - Insecure Direct Object Reference in User Password APIPriority HIGH 73
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35675
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89

References

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-w9xh-5f39-vq89)

Other 1

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ

TI-2023-00296 Improper Authentication in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-76118 Authentication bypass in phpMyFAQ via WebAuthn credential injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2026-32868 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2026-76108 Unauthenticated denial of service in phpMyFAQ API pagination CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-53313 phpMyFAQ 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 Authentication Bypass via LDAP CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-34083 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via getIdFromSolutionId Permission Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7

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Sources

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